KANGAR, July 14 — The practice of requiring new university students to undergo health screenings including HIV testing has been in place for some time, said Higher Education...
The practice of requiring new university students to undergo health screenings including HIV testing has been in place for some time, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. — Bernama picKANGAR, July 14 — The practice of requiring new university students to undergo health screenings including HIV testing has been in place for some time, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.
“This has already been done before but this time it has been publicised, perhaps due to discussions at the parliamentary level asking about the numbers and so on. In the report, University of Malaya Students Union interim president Nazirah Abdullah was quoted as saying that the spread of HIV cases has not been effectively tackled at the campus level due to a lack of effort in formulating policies and implementing awareness programmes for students.
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