Kwara establishes facilities for adolescent health services

Date: 2023-03-21

THE Kwara Government has established special health facilities and services geared toward optimal health and development of adolescent and young people in the state.

Dr Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary of the state Primary Health Care Development Agency, said this on Monday in Ilorin during a news conference organised in commemoration of 2023 International Adolescent Health Week.

She said that the state government would ensure adolescents have access to these health facilities that were youth friendly.

According to her, young people between the ages of 10 and 24 years constitute about a third of Nigeria's population, which is a major force in the country's development.

She said this was a unique stage of human capital development and an important time for laying the foundation for so many attributes in life.

“The optimal health and development of adolescent and young people is therefore critical in achieving the sustainable development goals.

“As a result, the adolescent health has attracted significant attention from government and partners globally,” she said.

Elelu explained that the international communities annually commemorated International Adolescents Health Week to inspire the youths and their communities to advocate for a successful transition into adulthood.

She pointed out that during the week, attention to various issues affecting the health and development of adolescent would be discussed.

She listed such salient discourse to include gender based violence, mental health, sexually transmitted infections, early marriage, unplanned pregnancy and HIV/AIDs.

The executive secretary explained that the state government would continuously sensitise and create awareness in order to improve adolescents health and development.

Dr Michael Oguntoye, a Director of the agency, said that the state government had strengthened capacity to ensure youths have access to prompt and effective services.

He explained that health workers had also built-on and improved their capacity to be able to help the youths overcome the challenges they face, including rape victims.

According to him, it is not easy to get the youths to open up about their challenges and the trauma they face.

He, however, said that with the availability of youth friendly health facilities and professionals, they could get the required help needed.

Mrs Elizabeth Gabi, the Coordinator of Maternal Neonatal Child Health Care, commended government commitment toward the welfare of adolescents in the state.

(NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Makama Of Kaiama     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ilorin Durbar     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Bolaji Abdullahi     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Eleyele     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Sobi     Gbenga Adebayo     Saka Adeyemo     Police Commissioner     Adegoke Bamidele     Yashikira     Saba Jibril     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Agbarere     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Okin Group     Sheikh Ariyibi     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Kwara State University Of Education     Hussein Olokooba     General Hospital, Offa     Mahee Abdulkadir     Muhammadu Buhari     Ariyo     Senate President     Clara Nwachukwu     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Sidikat Akaje     Idowu Laro     N-Power     Al-Ilory     Erin-ile     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Ilorin International Airport     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     KWASAA     Michael Nzwekwe     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Doyin Agbamu     Photo News     Bashir Adigun     Forgo Battery     Oro Grammar School     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Orisun Igbomina     Albert Ogunsola     Oluwole Dupe     SWAN     Kayode Ibrahim     Usman Alkali Baba     LEAH Charity Foundation     Khairat Gwadabe     Ayobami Akanbi     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Sam Okaula     Rasheed Jimoh     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Lanre Badmus     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Yomi Adeboye     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Mustapha Akanbi     Iyaloja-General     Jaigbade Alao     Aliyu Alhassan     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Old Oyo     Pakata     Adeleke Ogungbe     YAKOOYO     Ibrahim Abikan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oba-Solagberu     Maimunat Oloriegbe     2023 Elections     Mazars Consulting     Al-Ilory     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Ballah     ER-KANG     Durbar     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Najim Yaasin     Saadu Yusuf     Kwara State Pension Board     Toyin Saraki     SGBN     Sa\'adu Salau     Ridwan Agboola     Lawan     Gurei     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Babaita     Ubandoma     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Roseline Oni Aremu     Face Masks     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Moremi High School     Galadiman Ngeri     IHS Towers     Gani Saadu     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Kaiama     Village Alive Development Association     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Gbugbu International Market     Suleman Abubakar     Olohungbebe     John Dara     Ayekale     Hassan A. Saliu     Fawenu     Makama     Rasheed Jimoh     Aliyu Umar     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Baruba     Oyun     Saliu Mustapha     Diagnostic Centre     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Bola Shagaya     Bayer AG     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     David Oyedepo     Obayomi Azeez     Ilorin Metro Park     NIPOGA     Waheed Ibrahim     Alao Ayotunde     Teachers Specific Allowance     Aliyu Salihu     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Press Release     Islamic Development Bank     Adamu Attah     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Simeon Ajibola     ITEM 7