{"id":401199,"date":"2026-09-23T11:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=401199"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:51:16","slug":"geingos-calls-for-greater-youth-voice-in-health-financing-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=401199","title":{"rendered":"Geingos calls for greater youth voice in health financing decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MONICA Geingos, incoming Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), has called for young people and civil society to have a greater voice in decisions on financing for women\u2019s, children\u2019s and adolescents\u2019 health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe voices and experiences of communities, young people and civil society must be central to financing decisions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geingos made these remarks during a PMNCH Accountability Breakfast held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The gathering aimed to examine what meaningful accountability for women\u2019s, children\u2019s and adolescents\u2019 health should look like in today\u2019s challenging financing environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stressed that financing decisions are ultimately political choices and said communities and young people must be given a meaningful seat at the decision-making table. She also emphasised the need for accountability mechanisms that turn commitments into measurable results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on her experience of co-creating the BeFree Youth Campus in Namibia, Geingos said sustainable progress is more likely when young people and communities are actively involved in shaping decisions that affect them, rather than being merely consulted. She further called for stronger accountability and a greater focus on turning commitments into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must move past the comfort of shared diagnosis and into the discomfort of immediate execution,\u201d Geingos added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos: Monica Geingos, the third First Lady of Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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