Experience and lessons from health impact assessment guiding prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in a copper mine project, northwestern Zambia

• Main Authors: Astrid M. Knoblauch (Author), Mark J. Divall (Author), Milka Owuor (Author), Kennedy Nduna (Author), Harrison Ng'uni (Author), Gertrude Musunka (Author), Anna Pascall (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Mirko S. Winkler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To avoid or mitigate potential project-related adverse health effects, the Trident copper project in Kalumbila, northwestern Zambia, commissioned a health impact assessment. HIV was identified a priority health issue based on the local vulnerability to HIV transmission and experi...