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HIV/AIDS cover offered to tourists

    JOHANNESBURG

    A South African tourism group on Monday said it was offering "AIDS insurance" to visitors in case of exposure to HIV while on holiday in the country.

    The Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA) said its new policy was being offered to group members who wanted to protect their clients.

    "People coming to South Africa are a little nervous from an HIV/AIDS perspective. This might help," SATSA chief executive officer, Gail McCann, told the UN news service PlusNews.

    South Africa has the world's highest caseload, with some five million people living with HIV/AIDS.

    McCann said the programme would also be extended to tourism company employees at a cost of US 44 cents per month.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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