In a bid to
raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among young people and to ensure their
participation in combating the scourge, the Population Council Nigeria is
organizing a day National
Multi-stakeholder Dialogue in Abuja on April 2, 2014. Continue...
The dialogue,
which will bring together representatives of young people between age 15 and 25
and policy makers in the health sector, will also be held online
simultaneously. Online participants can participate by tweeting their questions
or comment using the hash-tag #walkthetalk14 and @Pop_CouncilNG.
According to
Raphael Nnakwe, the Youth Programme Assistant of the Council, panellists andparticipants
will interact as questions and concerns will be adequately addressed during the
programme. Questions from online participants will also be put to the
panellists and their answers will equally be made available online to ensure
everyparticipantis carried along. The panel includes…..
‘This programme
is organized to give opportunity to young people to ask necessary questions and
hold policy makers accountable for their policies on HIV/AIDS. There is a need
to also increase awareness and ensure the continuous education of young people
on the disease.’ Nnakwe said.
This programme
holds between 9am and 1pm on April 2, 2014 and online participants can
participate as follows:
Facebook: #walkthetalk14,
Population Council Nigeria
Twitter: @Pop_CouncilNG,
#walkthetalk14
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