Addis Ababa: The 5th National Adolescents and Youth Health Forum began today in Addis Ababa.The three-day forum has brought together adolescents and youth from various regional states and city administrations across the country.The forum was inaugurated in the presence of Health Minister Mekdes Daba, Women and Social Affairs Minister Ergogie Tesfaye, and Education Minister Professor Berhanu Nega, among other officials and invited guests.The forum, being held under the theme of 'Access and Equality: Responsive Health System for All Adolescents and Youth,' will discuss on ways to transform the health and wellbeing of adolescent and youth population of the country.Such forum is very much important as adolescents and youth (aged 10-24 years) in Ethiopia is significant, making up a large portion of the total population which is a backbone to the socioeconomic development of the country.Source: Ethiopian News Agency
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