The Niger State Authorities has known as for collaboration amongst governments, improvement companions, educators, and fogeys to make sure the efficient implementation of adolescent and mental health policies throughout the nation.
The Everlasting Secretary of the Ministry of Main Health Care, Dr Mohammed Gana, made the decision after a street stroll to mark the 2025 Worldwide Adolescents Health Week, organised by the Ministry in partnership with WHO and UNICEF in Minna, the state capital.
He additionally careworn the necessity to prioritise adolescent-friendly health providers to make sure equitable entry to care and employment alternatives for younger folks.
Dr Gana, represented by the Deputy Director of the Neighborhood Health Division, Fatima Gogo Muhammad, defined that the occasion, with the theme “Thriving Inside And Out: Strengthening Bodily And Mental Health”, was aimed toward educating adolescents on reproductive health, private accountability, and the significance of accessing out there healthcare providers of their communities.
In response to him, “The 2025 Worldwide Adolescents Health Week is a chance to highlight the challenges going through adolescents and create secure areas the place they will communicate freely, search assist, and obtain tailor-made health help from skilled professionals.”
The Adolescent Youth Coordinator, Fatima Ahmed, emphasised that adolescence is a important part marked by each potential and vulnerability, requiring focused interventions.
Ahmed reaffirmed the Ministry’s dedication to increasing youth-friendly health providers, particularly in hard-to-reach areas.
UNICEF, WHO, and different stakeholders additionally reiterated their dedication to bettering adolescents’ well-being and entry to high quality bodily and mental health providers within the state, with a go to to the Authorities Day Science School, Tunga, Minna, the place they sensitised and suggested college students to prioritise mental health as a part of lifelong wholesome habits.
