Abstract
Zimbabwe, with a population of just over 9 million, is estimated to have over 500 000 people infected with the HIV virus. This study is concerned with the potential impact of the AIDS epidemic on direct health care costs and the continued viability of medical aid societies. Clearly, the main focus is on those in employment, but the broad picture which emerges has major implications for how Zimbabwean society as a whole responds to this crisis.
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AIDS Control Programme and Health Information Unit, Zimbabwe (1990/1991).
Ibid.
Ibid.
CIMAS Medical Aid Society, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Y.H. Kouri, D.S. Shepard, F. Borras, J. Sotomayor and G.A. Gellert. ‘Improving the cost-effectiveness of AIDS health care in San Juan, Puerto Rico’. Lancet, 337 (8 June 1991).
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Hore, R. (1996). The Medical Costs of AIDS in Zimbabwe. In: Cross, S., Whiteside, A. (eds) Facing up to AIDS. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24930-5_11
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