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Minerals Council launches Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide
Industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa launched its Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Guide in multiple languages on March 24, coinciding with World TB Day. The Minerals Council’s multi-party Masoyise Health Programme launched the guide in English, isiXhosa, Sesotho and Portuguese to assist former mineworkers across the Southern African Development Community to understand their healthcare rights, compensation benefits and how to contact support structures for lung diseases incurred while working on South African mines.
Industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa launched its Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Guide in multiple languages on March 24, coinciding with World TB Day. The Minerals Council’s multi-party Masoyise Health Programme launched the guide in English, isiXhosa, Sesotho and Portuguese to assist former mineworkers across the Southern African Development Community to understand their healthcare rights, compensation benefits and how to contact support structures for lung diseases incurred while working on South African mines.
