Sun, 04 Dec 2016 10:49:56 +0000 By Kalusa Mbasela Barrick Lumwana Mining Company and First Quantum Minerals have pledged continued partnership with Government to improve life in local communities. The two global mining companies operating in Zambia’s North-Western Province have also promised to prioritise the health of employees and local communities with specific attention towards HIV/AIDS. Speaking during the World AIDS Day commemoration held at Manyama Primary School in Kalumbila district on Thursday, Lumwana Mining Company Sustainability Manager Christopher Mukala said that anti-HIV/AIDS efforts should be strengthened. “The need for us to step-up our efforts is in accordance with the recent UNAIDS report which reveals that in 2015 globally there were 36.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS and 2.1 million were newly infected, translating to 5,753 contracting the virus every day and 240 every hour,” Mr Mukala said. Mr Mukala implored traditional leaders to ensure that there was zero sexual cleansing in the rural […]
