By Tobias Lengnan Dapam
The Nigerian Youth Champions for Universal Health Coverage (NYC4UHC), has urged President, Muhammadu Buhari, to involve youths in his journey towards revamping the country’s health sector out of its current challenges.
The youths group also called for inclusion of young people in all Ministerial Technical Working Groups; COVID-19 Presidential Task Force; Immunisation Expert Review Committee; and the COVID-19 Advisory Committee.
Speaking on Saturday in Abuja, at a press conference to mark the 2020 Universal Health Coverage Day, the acting Chairperson, NYC4UHC, Ms. Oyeyemi Pitan, said there was urgent need for active participation in the health sector polices designing and implementation to achieve Universal Health Coverage(UHC).