ANGGOTA TEAM PEMBANGUNAN UNESCO

Oleh: Petah Shahrir Aidid

Penolong Pengarah Bahagian Pendidikan Guru, Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia, Sitti Haishah binti Abdul Rahman, 48, antara lapan orang disenaraikan sebagai anggota Adaptation Team UNESCO berhubungan dengan HIV dan AIDS.

Sitti Haishah berasal dari Ipoh, Perak, bekas guru Sekolah Menengah Bestari Bintang II, Kuala Lumpur dan pensyarah Maktab Perguruan Islam Malaysia, Bangi, memiliki ijazah BA - sastera – sejarah dan sains politik, Universiti Sains Melaysia dan MA - sejarah, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Tujuh anggota lagi, ialah:

Aziziah Hashim, Bahagian Pendidikan Guru Kementerian Pelajaran, Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia.

Baby Jevartnam (PROSTAR), Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia.

Guganesan Parasuraman, Majlis AIDS Malaysia.

Mohamad Faizal bin Saad, Jabatan Pelajaran Kuala Lumpur.

Sha’ari Ngadiman, Bahagian AIDS, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia.

Shalina Azhar, Majlis AIDS Malaysia.

Zaidi Abdul Hamid Suruhanjaya Kebangsaan Malaysia untuk UNESCO.

Mereka telah berjaya menghasilkan sebuah buku, Unesco Teacher Education Manual On HIV AND AIDS Prevention And Response – Malaysian Pilot Version dan diterbitkan oleh Suruhanjaya Kebangsaan Unesco Malaysia, Pejabat Regenal Unesco Jakarta dan Pejabat Regenal UnescoBangkok.

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Buku UNESCO Tentang HIV dan AIDS

Penolong Presiden Suruhanjaya Kebangsaan Malaysia untuk UNESCO, Tan Sri Dr. Zulkurnain bin Haji Awang dalam mukadimah buku 107 halaman itu menulis antara lain:

‘Just like many other countries around us, Malaysia too is struggling against epidemic. With only four cases of HIV positive at the initial stage in 1986 and in June 2006, it had been estimed that 73,427 Malaysian had been infected with the virus causing 8,766 deaths.

However, it is sad that despite the statistics which is indeed disturbing: the Malaysian public at large is still silent pertaining to HIV/AIDS. This issues is viewed as a personal matter, causing those infected having to struggle on their own. Many who are just observing from a far and only spoke about it whenever they are required to do so. According to statistics, almost 80% of those infected with HIV are the younger group, whose age level is the most productive.

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Tan Sri Dr. Zulkurnaik

The Government realized that efforts in handling HIV/AIDS had to be carried out seriously apart from the challenges that had to be dealt with in carrying out these eforts. In relation to this, the Government is very much commited in carrying out a continuouse effort towards controlling this infection and to ensure that the struggle to challenge HIV/AIDS will continuously be given priority. These efforts would not be consuccessful if it is only left to the Government and to the Non-Government Organization (NGO). A concerted and united effort from all quarters are needed, includings all Malaysia citizens.’

Buku bernilai tinggi ini tidak mempunyai nombor siri Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia atau mana-mana perpustakaan, tidak dijual kepada orang ramai, dan sukar didapati, tentunya.

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