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FG to establish a Youth Health Advisory Team and Task Force to address social challenges among young people
Joel Ajayi
The Ministry of Youth Development is collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Health to establish a groundbreaking youth health advisory team and task force aimed at addressing the health and social challenges faced by over 70% of the population in Nigeria, who are young people.
The Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, revealed this while paying a courtesy call to the Hon. Minister of Health and Social Welfare Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate in Abuja.
Jamila emphasized the critical need for the government to recognize that a country with a population consisting of over 70% youth faces a myriad of health and social challenges. “These challenges include mental health, access to healthcare services, drug abuse, and unemployment. The government at all levels needs to develop a comprehensive and targeted health policy specifically designed to address these issues and ensure the well-being of the youth population.”
“The youth health advisory team and the task force will consist of highly skilled young Nigerian health professionals and a joint committee will be formed by the two collaborating ministries to facilitate effective collaboration”.
According to her, “The new public health order encompasses a comprehensive roadmap with five pillars, including fortifying national public health institutions, expanding vaccine and diagnostic manufacturing, increasing domestic investment in health, and bolstering the public health workforce, all with a focus on ensuring sustainable health outcomes and security for the youth in Nigeria”, she stated.
Dr. Jamila further underscored Nigeria’s influential role in championing the establishment of the Youth Centre for Disease Control in Africa during the annual International Youth Conference on Public Health in Zambia in 2023 – a visionary proposal that has now become a reality within Nigeria.
The Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate, expressed unwavering commitment to working closely with the Ministry of Youth Development and other key stakeholders, including the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), to lay the foundation for a resilient health institution that prioritizes youth health advancement strategies in Nigeria.
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Katsayal Restate FUTD’s Committement To RUT, RANTU Project On Sustainable Transport Environment
The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Prof. Umar Adam Katsayal, has affirmed the institution’s commitment to the Russian University of Transport (RUT), and Russian-African Network of Transport University (RANTU) project on sustainable transport environment.
Prof. Katsayal gave the affirmation at a two-day summit titled “Russian-African Network of Transport University (RANTU)” organized by the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation and Russian University of Transport (RUT), in Moscow, Russia.
The VC in his efforts to increase the visibility of FUTD, establish contacts, partnerships and collaborations, in his presentation tittled: “Russian-African Network Transport University Project: Commitment of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura – Nigeria”, showcased the young University’s vision, mission, academic programmes being offered, focus, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
According to him, the University research focuses on transportation systems optimization; transport infrastructure development; logistics and supply chain management; transport policy and planning; and intelligent transportation systems.
Other research focus areas as stated by Prof. Katsayal include, environmental sustainability; public transport systems, transport safety and security; human capital development, and innovation in transportation technology and entrepreneurship.
He further spoke about the potential areas of collaboration with intending partners to include: emerging technologies and green energy; intelligent transport system; transport security; public transportation access; logistics management; health and safety in transportation; smart pipeline systems and data management system.
He also highlighted some of the challenges of the University to include: infrastructure development; shortage of skilled personnel in the areas of transport technology; limited research funding; rapid technological advancement.
He emphasized that the University’s commitment to the RUT and the RANTU Project particularly on curriculum mapping and development; staff and students exchange programme; joint graduate top-up programmes; joint research and publications; capacity building and training as well as joint construction and consulting projects in African countries will result in a sustainable transport environment in Nigeria, Africa.
The RUT, RANTU project is an inter-regional project which aimed at combining the potential of 19 transport educational institutions in Russia and African Universities that are either specialised in transportation or they are offering transport-related programmes, into a single educational network for the development of a sustainable transport environment, training of qualified personnel, and scientific and expert support of joint initiatives in the field of transport infrastructure.
It is also aimed at developing partnerships between educational institutions, governments, and companies, popularize Russian transport education, and expanded scientific and technical cooperation with African countries.
The Federal University of Transportation, Daura, was represented at the event by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Hon. Prof. Umar Adam Katsayal, mni and the Director Academic Planning and Monitoring, Prof. Ahmad Abubakar.
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