Wellness Fund

Concerned by the rising HIV/AIDS statistics (28% in 2007), parties of the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight Industry negotiated an agreement to provide anti-retroviral treatment, training and education to road freight industry employees who fall within the Council’s registered scope. This agreement was promulgated by the Minister of Labour on
9 July 2007.

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Trucking Wellness is the exciting new face of Trucking Against AIDS. In line with it’s pledge to drive the wellbeing of the industry, Trucking Wellness aims to keep the wheels of this powerful industry turning by supporting drivers in staying healthy along all routes nationwide.

The new Trucking Wellness Centres are set to take the fight to build a pool of healthy, skilled drivers to new heights. This quest involves far more than HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment, it will empower drivers with the knowledge they need to live long, healthy and productive lives.

They provide a holistic approach to health and wellness which encompasses a wide range of free health-related products and services which include;

  - Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
  - Condom distribution, counseling and HIV/AIDS awareness, education and testing
  - General health services - treatment of diabetes and tuberculosis (TB)
  - Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ARV)
  - Food and nutrition supplements
  - Free Anti-retroviral treatment to all drivers whose employers are registered with the National
    Bargaining Council for the Road Freight Industry (NBCRFI).


                                              Call the Toll Free Call Centre during office hours
                                                     to enroll onto the Treatment Programme:
                                                           0800 212 768