Population Council holds dialogue on HIV/AIDS and young people tomorrow

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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