Stakeholders urge sustained investment in youth to harness demographic dividend   

A representative of the Regional Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA), William Nortey, made the call during activities to mark the 2026 World Population Day on the theme "Investing in Ghana’s Future through Healthy, Skilled, and Empowered Young People.

Mrs Thompson urged young people to make informed choices and resist influences that could expose them to substance abuse, saying the country’s demographic dividend could only be achieved when young people were healthy, skilled, and empowered.” The event brought together representatives of the NYA, National Population Council (NPC), and Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to examine challenges affecting young people and strategies for building a healthy, skilled, and productive population.