December 6, 2001

CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 037-01

 

 

In connection with CHED Memorandum Order No. 16, Series of 2000, the Commission on Higher Education is providing for free to all higher education institutions the "FACULTY HANDBOOK ON HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION" for use starting year 2002-2003. This HANDBOOK was developed by the Commission through a fund support from the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC).

Higher education institutions shall submit to the CHEDROs information on what subject/s HIV/AIDS prevention is integrated in, and such shall be reflected in the curriculum of each program.

Only faculty members who have had orientation on HIV/AIDS prevention shall be allowed to teach the subject, as per provision of R.A. 8504.

Initial orientation on HIV/AIDS prevention education shall be conducted by the CHEDROs during the month of January 2002, in coordination with the Regional PNAC coordinators. The HANDBOOK will be distributed during the orientation.

Pasig City, Philippines, December 6, 2001.

(SGD.) ESTER A. GARCIAChairmanCommission on Higher Education