GFAN Africa joined in efforts to urge for the need to end malaria by organizing activities to mark World Malaria Day 2021, informed by this year’s theme Zero Malaria – drawn the line against malaria. On 22 April, Vuka an online show organized by WACI Health and hosted by Olayide...
I am Esmond Wedam Nonterah a Youth Leader for Health (YLH). YLH is a joint program by WACI health, RESULTS UK, Health Promotion Tanzania-HDT, Hope for Future Generation and CISMAT-Sierra Leone with support from Comic Relief, UK at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The program I attended in Addis Ababa in January...
BY: MOSES KODAH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-NETWORK OF ADVOCACY FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT My name is Moses Sorie Kodah. I am a youth leader for health working primarily in the Kambia District, Sierra Leone. Kambia District is located in the North West at the border between Sierra Leone and Guinea. I am trained...
By: Amiry Abdallah Kaiza I am a health advocate and I believe in evidence-based advocacy. My name is Amiry Abdallah Kaiza. I live in Tanzania in a district called Kibaha Urban and in the Pwani Region.I am trained youth advocate under the Youth Leaders for Health Program under the leadership...
By: Aliu Iddrisu I am a self-motivated person who aims for positive change. I strive to contribute to a world of respect and gratitude. My name is ALIU IDDRISU. I live in the Northern Region of Ghana and I am currently a student at the Tamale Technical University studying Computer...
By: Ahmed Uzairu I bring you greetings from the Nandom District in the Upper West Region of Ghana where we are experiencing a meningitis epidemic alongside the COVID-19 pandemic. I am a registered general nurse and a trained youth advocate under the Youth Leaders for Health Program. I live in...
By: Esmond Wedam Nonterah, BSc I live in Navrongo in the Upper East Region, approximately 814 km from Ghana’s capital, Accra. I am a postgraduate student studying Population Studies at the Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra and a trained youth advocate under the Youth...
By: Aloyce P. Urassa, Youth Leader for Health-Tanzania Every time I listen or watch the news, I learn the world is speaking one language. Even though there are no new cases update within country, we are all in one way or the other talking about COVID-19, which has so far...
By: Naana Adiki Manyeyo Adi I, Executive Director AA CommAid Foundation My name is Naana Adiki Manyeyo Adi I, Queen of the Royal Adibiawe Clan of the Ada Traditional Area in the Greater Accra Region. I am a Youth Leader for Health and believe in the power of culture and...
I come from a village in the Adaklu District in the Volta Region. I work in the Hospitality and Tourism sector and I am a trained youth leader participating in the Youth Leaders for Health program which comprises 26 trained Youth Leaders across Ghana, Tanzania and Sierra Leone advocating for...