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Gambia Registers 95 New Cases, One New Death from COVID-19 ...

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has registered ninety-five new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases ever confirmed in the country to four...

Experts Recommend Lock down Measures to Curb COVID-19 Spike

By Momodou jarju Experts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia have recommended the use of lockdown measures in a bid to...

Government Temporarily Closes Non-Essential Public Places for 90 Days

By Nelson Manneh Consistent with the powers vested in the Health Minister by Regulation No.6 of the Public Health (Dangerous Infectious Diseases) Protection Regulations 2020,...

Pres. Barrow on Self-Isolation As VP Touray Test Positive of COVID-19

By Momodou Jarju The Government Spokesperson, Ebrima Sankareh, has confirmed that the Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray has tested positive of the deadly coronaries (Covid-19)...

Smugglers Continue to Violate Covid-19 Regulations

By Mustapha Jallow Amid the restrictive measures put in place by government to stop people from traveling into the Gambia due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Gambia Registers 19 New Cases of COVID-19

By Nelson Manneh Nineteen new cases of COVID-19 have been registered in The Gambia bringing the total number of cases to one hundred and twelve...

The Impact of Covid-19 on Girls School Closure Can Also...

By Ndey Sowe Lala Jaiteh, the Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has disclosed that the closure of schools...

Government Spokesperson: Masks wearing is Compulsory in The Gambia

By Makutu Manneh In a press conference on Friday 17th July 2020 Ebrima Sankareh the government’s spokesperson told journalists that mask wearing is now mandatory...

Breaking News: Gambia Registers 15 New Cases of COVID-19

Gambia’s Director of Health Promotion and Education said Saturday the smallest country has registered 15 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of cases...

Government Agrees to Provide Health Insurance for Healthcare Workers

By Ndey Sowe The government of the Gambia has noted that they are working on health insurance for healthcare workers. The Government made this statement in...

Eight Staff of EFSTH Contract COVID-19

By Nelson Manneh Eight employees of Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul have been confirmed positive of COVID-19 on Thursday, 16th July 2020 as...

Family’s intervention helped COVID-19 patient escape

By Nelson Manneh Superintendent Lamin Njie, the Public Relation Officer of the Gambia Police Force on 14th July 2020 confirmed to this medium that family...

Global HIV Targets Set for 2020 Will Not Be Reached- UNAIDS...

By Momodou Jarju Report by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed that the global HIV target set for 2020 will not be...

Government Approves Hundred Million Dalasi for COVID-19 Frontline Workers

By Nelson Manneh Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has on Friday, 10th July 2020 disclosed to the media that the Government of...

Minister Samateh Says Government Will Support All Health Care Workers Affected...

By Nelson Manneh Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health said Friday any health care worker affected by COVID-19 will receive support from the...

Two New COVID-19 Cases Recorded Bringing Total to 63

By Nelson Manneh Health Authorities have revealed that The Gambia has registered two new Coronavirus cases bringing the total number to sixty three (63). The country...

Gambian Health Worker Dies from COVID-19

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has registered a new death of COVID-19, bringing the total number of known COVID-19 related deaths in the country to...

New Policy to Regulate Donations of Medical Items to Gambia in...

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia is working on plans to introduce a policy that will regulate donated medical items to ensure the country does not...

Minister Samateh: World Bank to Build Infectious Treatment Center in the...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Health Minister, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, has informed the country’s Lawmakers that the World Bank is going to build...

World Bank Procures Two Medical Waste Machines for Gambia Worth Over...

By Momodou Jarju The World Bank has procured two medical waste management machines for The Gambia worth over fifty-one million dalasis, the health minister Dr....