Ministry of Health states that sex education lessons should be compulsory and promises to organize working meetings with the representatives of the Ministry of Education.

The news come surprisingly after the Ministry of Education declared only a few days ago that compulsory sex education will not be part of the Romanian curriculum. The Ministry of Health in Romania supports the introduction of compulsory sex education in schools, as mentioned in the official response to the joint letter signed by 60 SRHR –focused NGOs in Romania. The Ministry of Health said: ‘A legal framework must be ensured in order to support the introduction of sexuality education in the school curriculum as a compulsory subject. This can be achieved through inter-ministerial collaboration between Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education’.