Uni’s policy on HIV/AIDS
20/5/08
Students and staff living with HIV/AIDS will be free to study and work at the University of Goroka as long as they are physically fit. The administration will not use the HIV/AIDS status of an individual to terminate or refuse entry of students and employment opportunities for staff at the university. The Goroka university becomes one of the first universities to teach HIV/AIDS as one of the compulsory subjects. These are outlined in the university’s new policy on HIV/AIDS, which states that the university will not discriminate against people living with the virus who are studying and working at the Goroka campus. The policy was launched last Friday by the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Michael Ogio.