During the Adolescent Health Conference in Dar es Salaam, Dr. Seif Shekalaghe, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, urged stakeholders to intensify efforts to combat teen pregnancy, reduce HIV transmission among adolescents, and promote school retention for young people. The conference aims to enhance youth health initiatives across Africa.

Nigeria’s Federal Government plans to convene health leaders and key stakeholders to address what it describes as a persistent gap between health policy and implementation, according to Tribune Online. The initiative is framed as an effort to improve execution of existing health policies, but the announcement does not provide a date, venue, agenda, participant list or expected outcomes.

The First National Female Youth Conference has begun grassroots mobilisation in Benue State, Nigeria, aimed at strengthening youth participation, leadership, empowerment and engagement at the local level. The initiative followed a courtesy visit by the organisation's Benue State chapter to the state commissioner for Youth, Sports and Creativity, Nick Eworo. According to Leadership newspaper, the effort is part of broader plans to boost the involvement of young women in community development and leadership activities across the state.

During the Women’s Day celebrations in Jinja, Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, emphasized the need for collective action to combat adolescent pregnancy, gender-based violence (GBV), and corruption in the Busoga region. The event, themed "Scaling up Investment to Accelerate Access to Justice for all Women and Girls in Uganda," highlighted the importance of women's empowerment and acknowledged President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni's support for these initiatives.

Yemi Ajao, chief executive officer of OneBarrow International Limited, has called on Nigeria's federal government and healthcare stakeholders to move beyond policy documents and implement coordinated action at the point of care in order to achieve universal health coverage. According to a statement signed by the company's communication officer, Maryam Aminu, in Abuja, Ajao said turning health policies into practical delivery is essential for advancing health equity across the country.

Approximately 500 girls in Owerri, Imo State, received sports mentorship and menstrual hygiene support through an outreach organized by the Nigeria-American Football Association (NAFA) via its Gridiron Gems Initiative. The event, held at Girls Secondary School, Ikenegbu, included American football training, health education, and the distribution of menstrual hygiene materials.