Despite ongoing national investments, adolescent reproductive health outcomes in Nigeria remain uneven, with contraceptive uptake among adolescents still low.
Ms Birukila said the agency, in collaboration with others, attended to no fewer than 300 victims seeking various healthcare needs at the camp.
The Zamfara government has begun its 2025 mass distribution of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention drugs, aiming to protect 1.2 million eligible children across the state.
Health minister Muhammad Pate has called on health practitioners to be more dedicated during public service to foster meaningful growth in the sector.
UNICEF has spearheaded a critical media dialogue focused on child-sensitive budgeting and planning.
The new drive, known as the ‘3 by 35’ Initiative, urged governments to boost the real prices of these products by at least 50 per cent by 2035.
Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, youth minister Ayodele Olawande said the partnership would enhance the ministry’s efforts in youth development.
The appointment was made ahead of the Fifth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR, set to take place in Abuja, Nigeria, in June 2026.
Nigeria requires $1 billion over the next five years to sustain immunisation gains.
Mr Mimiko stressed that a country that continues to export its brightest minds would inevitably suffer stagnation across its critical sectors.
