Friday, December 17, 2004

Reuters AlertNet - PAKISTAN: The challenge of integrating HIV/AIDS awareness into the school curriculum

Reuters AlertNet - PAKISTAN: The challenge of integrating HIV/AIDS awareness into the school curriculum:

"Integrating HIV/AIDS education into school curriculum HIV/AIDS awareness needs to be taught in the context of wider health education, according to practitioners. 'HIV/AIDS education is not something isolated. Its all about avoiding risky behaviour, learning healthy life skills and decision making, which are not only responsible for HIV/AIDS but can cause several other physical and mental disorders,' Naureen Butt, programme officer at the Aga Khan Education Services Pakistan (AKESP) told IRIN from southern port city of Karachi, capital of Sindh province, on Friday."

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"Educational authorities in collaboration with the UN Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), two years ago, developed a guidebook for schoolteachers containing information about HIV/AIDS and other adolescence issues."

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