Uganda’s Tuberculosis Ambassador at the UN, Moses Ssali who is in Kigali for a high profile symposium has asked the youths to participate in finding practical solutions through their talents, connections and passion.
He again warned them from making impractical demands but rather concentrate on identifying challenges and thus suggest solutions to improve their ways of living.
The musician popularly known as Bebe Cool was interacting with over 400 youths from 25 nations across Africa who are currently converging in Rwanda to attend a Universal Health Coverage Conference at Kigali Convention Center.
These young people have been deliberating for days with an aim of finding solutions to health care access for all youth in Africa.
“I am happy that for the first time, African youth have been given an opportunity to identify their own challenges and to also participate in finding practical solutions through their talents, connections and passion,” he told this website.
Running under a theme, “Nothing about us, without us”, the youths asked that they be included in decision making processes that impact their livelihood.
“I challenged them to question their motives for demanding a sit on the table of MEN. Are they coming with practical solutions or joining with an attitude of entitlement. I advised them to desist from making impractical demands but to concentrate on identifying challenges and suggesting realistic solutions.”
The convestions was also attended by Senior disease coordinator of the Global Fund Dr Eliud Wandwalo, the head of community rights and gender at the Global Fund Ms Kate Thomson, the Group CEO of Amref Health Africa Dr Githinji Gitahi, the Rwanda Minister of Health Dr Diane Gashumba, the Liberia deputy Minister of Health Ms Norwu Howard, Uganda’s National TB and Leprosy Commisioner Dr Stavia, Mr Jacob Creswell, the team lead Stop TB partnership and Thandi Katlholo also of Stop TB partnership, and many other distinguished dignitaries.