Malaria lost time injury frequency rate

The data below provides disclosure under the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator LA7: Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region.

Malaria is a major health concern for AngloGold Ashanti’s operations in Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Tanzania. The prevalence of malaria in these regions can result in illness and absenteeism among employees, and has a significant impact on the health of employees’ families and that of the surrounding communities.

Downward trends in malaria cases continued in 2010, following completion in December 2010 of a five-year programme to combat malaria. Malaria programme costs in 2010 were $2,211,408, against $2,172,541 in 2009. Upwards of 80% of the costs in each year have been spent in Ghana, where the issue has been most acute. Our intention is to roll out the highly successful integrated model for malaria control undertaken at Obuasi, Ghana to other malaria-affected areas in which the company operates.

The company continues to use its malaria lost time injury frequency rate (MLTIFR), which is the number of cases (incidents) of malaria for every million hours worked. This enables effective measurement of malaria programmes at operations over time. The table below shows the MLTIFR at affected operations.

Malaria lost time injury frequency rate - number of cases per 100 employees/contractors
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	2010	2009	2008
Iduapriem 370.01 322.50 340.31
Obuasi 56.18 142.49 153.72
Siguiri 98.43 105.04 106.26
Sadiola/Yatela 33.16 29.41 28.83*
Geita 26.07 44.40 167.95

* 2008 numbers include Morila which was managed by AngloGold Ashanti at the time