Agency The Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund has trained one million youths on healthcare advocacy through its initiative, ‘Ignite Campaign’, aimed at mobilising young Nigerians as health advocates. This was disclosed by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NSSF, Dr Fejiro Nwoko in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. She explained that the 2024 campaign was meant to train and mobilise 3000 Nigerian youths as healthcare advocates, to begin the NSSF’s ambitious journey to empowering one million youths for healthcare advocacy by 2029.
She explained that the “Ignite Campaign’ represents a pivotal step in its strategy to create a healthier Nigeria. Nwoko stated, “By engaging and training 3,000 young Nigerians, we are addressing the immediate needs for healthcare advocacy and setting the stage for long-term change. “Our goal is to empower the youth, fortify healthcare systems, and ensure every Nigerian has access to quality healthcare.
” “NSSF’s experience in protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the significant gaps in Nigeria’s public healthcare systems. “We believe Nigerians deserve better and decided to give young Nigerians a platform to participate in creating the Nigerian healthcare system of our dreams through advocacy.” She said following the resounding successes of previous ‘Wenaija’ campaigns, NSSF decided to morph it into a community for young health advocates to gain peer-to-peer mentorship and br.
