HIV and AIDS POLICY - Department of Education

References and Notes1 UNAIDS (2011). UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines, Revised Version October 2011. Geneva, Switzerland.2 National Department of Health, STI, HIV and AIDS Surveillance Unit, The 2010 STI, HIV and AIDS Annual SurveillanceReport (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Department of Health, 2012) 7.3 National Department of Health, STI, HIV and AIDS Surveillance Unit, The 2010 STI, HIV and AIDS Annual SurveillanceReport (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Department of Health, 2012) 10.4 National Department of Health and the National AIDS Council Secretariat, Papua New Guinea HIV prevalence: 2010Estimates (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Department of Health, 2011)5 Kelly, A., Kupul, M., Man, W.Y.N., Nosi, S., Lote, N., Rawstorne, P, Halim, G., Ryan, C. & Worth H. (2011). Askim nasave (Ask and understand): People who sell and/or exchange sex in Port Moresby. Key Quantitative Findings. PapuaNew Guinea Institute of Medical Research and the University of New South Wales: Sydney, Australia.6 National Department of Health, STI, HIV and AIDS Surveillance Unit, The 2010 STI, HIV and AIDS Annual SurveillanceReport (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Department of Health, 2012) 11.7 See Lukautim Pikinini (Child) Act 2009, Section XVI, paragraph 133, Ill-Treatment of Children, page 66.8 Studies of the effects of condom distribution on sexual behaviour have found that the distribution of condomsdoes not result in earlier intercourse, more acts of intercourse or more partners. In fact, research results indicatethat sexual activity overall is reduced. (Smoak, N.D., et al, (2006). Sexual Risk Reduction Interventions Do NotInadvertently Increase the Overall Frequency of Sexual Behaviour: A Meta-analysis of 174 Studies with 116,735Participants, Journal of Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome 2006; 41: 374-384.)9 Measures for students are described in Behaviour Management: A guide for schools, pages 64-65.10 See Protection, Care and Support for Children Vulnerable to Violence, Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect in theContext of the HIV Epidemic in Papua New Guinea: 4 Year National Strategy 2008-2011, pages 25-26 for definitions.11 Section 20 of the HAMP Act specifies that a person providing treatment, care or counselling services to a personwith HIV may tell a sexual partner of the person who has HIV, IF: a) requested to do so by the person with HIV; b) ifthe person with HIV has not changed their behaviour after counselling and has refused to tell their sexual partnersthemselves or c) there is a real risk that their sexual partner will become infected with HIV.12 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Public Service General Orders, (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: 1October 2007).13 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Public Service (Management) Act 1995 (Consolidated to No. 24 1998),(Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: 1998).14 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Teaching Service Act 1988 (Consolidated to No. 20 of 1995), (PortMoresby, Papua New Guinea: 1995).15 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Education Act 1983 (Consolidated to No. 13 of 1995) (Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea: 1995).16 Mandatory testing is illegal according to the HAMP Act.17 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Public Service (Management) Act 1995 (Consolidated to No. 24) (PortMoresby, Papua New Guinea:1998).18 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Public Service General Orders (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: 1October 2007).19 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Teaching Service Act 1988 (Consolidated to No. 20 of 1995) (PortMoresby, Papua New Guinea: 1995).20 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Education Act 1983 (Consolidated to No. 13 of 1995) (Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea: 1995).21 See footnote 7 for details on informing sexual partners.22 Depending on the circumstances of the province, these services may include: reproductive and sexual healthinformation and services; voluntary counselling and testing; post-exposure prophylaxis; medical care for HIV andAIDS, such as antiretroviral therapy; HIV and sexual assault counselling; grief and bereavement counselling;counselling for positive living; and care and support services, such as home-based care.23 Refer to Department of Education Flexible Employment Policy.24 National AIDS Council of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea National HIV and AIDS Strategy 2011-2015 (PortMoresby, Papua New Guinea: 2010) 63.30 HIV and AIDS Policy for the National HIV Education and AIDS Policy System for of the Papua National New Education Guinea System 2012-201630