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South African Army to Deploy HIV-Positive Soldiers
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| South Africa’s military has developed a framework for the deployment of HIV-positive troops and has now begun to implement it, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense and Military Veterans said on Dec. 18. “We are holding workshops with all the stakeholders like the soldiers, NGOs, doctors, and our deployment partners [the armies of other governments] to implement it,” said Ndivhuwo Wa Ha Mabaya. The ministry began to develop the plan after losing a court fight with a group of HIV-positive soldiers who claimed they were discriminated against. According to a report from the South African Press Association, Mabaya said the framework specifies what tasks can be performed by HIV-positive military personnel. “They will not be deployed on the frontline in combat roles,” he said, but rather, “They will be deployed in support roles.” He added that the new framework is being studied by the South African Development Community, the African Union and the UN. “Zimbabwe already said they wanted our framework, as they had the same problem as ours,” Mabaya said. According to a report from BBC, 30 percent of soldiers in the South African National Defense Force are HIV-positive.
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| http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/ |
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Africa
Developing Nations
HIV Positive Persons
Military Personnel
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cdcnpin.org News Record #54505
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