A three-day capacity-building training has been organised for health practitioners across Ogun State.
The goal is to equip health workers with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to provide youth-friendly health services, YFHS.
Speaking on Tuesday, the 4th of November, 2025, in Abeokuta, the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola, said the programme was put together in partnership with Sydani Group as part of the state’s push to improve the health and well-being of young people.
He pointed out that many adolescents still struggle to access healthcare because of stigma, communication gaps, and poor service delivery structures.
Ogunsola, represented by the Director of Disease Control and Immunisation, Dr. Thomas Solarin, explained that the training was created to tackle these issues by encouraging a more responsive health system. He noted that the initiative seeks to strengthen health services so they are accessible, acceptable, equitable, appropriate, and effective for young people.
The Sydani Group State Lead, Mr. Ayodele Asoro, stated that their mission also includes promoting vaccine awareness and correcting wrong beliefs about immunisation, especially concerning the Human Papillomavirus, HPV vaccine and theand the upcoming introduction of the Measles Rubella vaccine.
Asoro added that the organisation works to ensure people have the right information on vaccination benefits and how it prevents cervical cancer and other HPV-related infections.
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He stressed that the training would help health workers better understand adolescents, saying youth-friendly health services are not only about treatment, but also about making young people feel respected, understood, and and encouraged to make informed health decisions.
In a goodwill message, the State Coordinator of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Solape Folarin, thanked the state government and Sydani Group for organising the exercise, calling it timely with the introduction of the Measles Rubella Vaccine close by. He encouraged participants to treat the sessions as a key part of their routine for effective service delivery.
Speaking on behalf of other participants, Adedeji Wasiu and Okonkwo Anges gave their appreciation to the organisers.
They said the training would improve how they relate with young clients and boost trust in public health institutions.