Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, yesterday, marked this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) with various women and girl groups in Makurdi, Benue State, calling on stakeholders to give maximum respect and value to the gender to accelerate a healthy living.
 
It equally advocated for action to empower women and girls to celebrate their achievements, while promoting action to break down barriers to their health, equality, and opportunity.
   
The Senior Regional Medical Manager in charge of Benue State, Dr. John Ugboji, appealed to a forum put together by the foundation as part of activities to mark the 2025 IWD at the AHF-Nigeria Makurdi office.
  
He insisted that the foundation places enormous value on women and girls in the society, hence most of its programmes are anchored around women, girls and children to better their lives. 
 
Ugboji noted that the value of women and girls cannot be over-emphasised, insisting that the foundation will continue to prioritise issues of women and girls to give them a sense of belonging.
 
Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF Nigeria, Steve Aborisade, stressed the need for leaders at all levels to turn commitments into action to accelerate development.
 
Representative of the State Ministry of Health, Dr. Obatomi Joy, lamented that over the years, women were being neglected to see themselves as inferior gender.
   
She urged a change of attitude among women and other members of the society to accelerate action.