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Health Authorities Consider Guiding the Visually Impaired on Social Distancing

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Health has disclosed that they will support and guide the visually impaired people on social distancing during this period...

Four People under Quarantine for Sneaking into the Country

By Ndey Sowe Four people who sneaked into the country are under mandatory quarantine. Dr. Mustapha Bittaye, the Acting Director of Health Services on Wednesday 15th...

Health Ministry Secure Sites As Makeshift Covid-19 Treatment Centres

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Health has disclosed that sites have been secured as makeshift Covid-19 treatment centers in regions across the country. Mustapha Bittaye,...

Cuba is working on a vaccine to combat COVID-19

Havana, Apr 15 (RHC) Cuba is conducting a clinical trial for a vaccine developed with its own technology and aimed at activating the innate...

Covid-19 Pandemic Update, African Countries Move from...

The global community is racing to slow down and eventually halt the spread of COVID-19, a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives...

ECOWAS Officials Urge Gambian Health Officials to Use Donated Medical Items...

By Momodou Jarju ECOWAS through its health specialized agency ‘WAHO’, has donated medical items to Gambia’s Health Ministry in a bid to combat the deadly...

Health authorities refute claims donated items from China are contaminated with...

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Health has refuted what it called misleading and unfounded information circulated on social media platforms on Personal Protective Equipment...

Gambia records five new cases of Coronavirus

By Ndey Sowe Gambia has on Saturday, 11th April 2020, confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus. The Gambia currently has 6 active COVID-19 cases. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin...

WHO Head Condemns Comments against Africans on Covid-19 Vaccine Tests

MUHAMMED S. BAH Description: WHO officials say coronavirus spread outside of China is of 'grave ... Tedros Adhanom, the Director General of the World Health Organization...

Desk Officer at Amdalai Border Post Lament Lack of Water, Electricity...

By Ndey Sowe Sang M. Jarju, the Desk officer at the Amdalai Border Post said the isolation room given to them by the authorities, lacks...

EU Citizen Entering Gambia Intercepted, Quarantined

By Ndey Sowe A European Union (EU) citizen entering the Gambia through one of the land borders was intercepted and put under mandatory quarantine. Mustapha Bittaye,...

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

By: Kebba AF Touray Minister Samateh Gambia’s Health Minister, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, said on Friday the World Bank was going to build a brand new...

NCCE Sensitizes Rural Communities on the Coronavirus

By Mustapha Jallow Officials at the National Council for Civil Education (NCCE) have sensitised community members of Essau, Passamass, Koina and Mandinaba on how to...

Health authorities discharge 2 Covid-19 Patients

By Ndey Sowe Two patients of Coronavirus have been discharged yesterday by health authorities after recovering from the virus. Dr. Ahmadou Samateh, the Minister of Health...

‘Two Hundred and Forty-Seven People on Mandatory Quarantine, 168 Contacts Traced’...

By Ndey Sowe Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health on Tuesday March 31st said a total number of two hundred and forty-seven persons...

‘Stigmatization, Discrimination against Contact with Positive Patients Must Stop’ Health...

By Ndey Sowe The Minster of Health Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, said on Tuesday individuals and groups including even some health workers, who are being...

Hon. Magasy Challenges Colleagues to Lead in Effective Sensitization on the...

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly Member for Basse Muhammed Magassy, has challenged his fellow Lawmakers to lead the way in conducting effective sensitization...

Gambia Receives Delivery of COVID-19 Medical Items

By: Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Samateh, on Saturday took delivery of some donation of COVID-19 preventive and testing medical items from...

Residents Of Sami District Lack Enough Sensitization On COVID-19

By Ansumana Touray With the prevalence of the Corona virus (COVID-19) in the country, residents of parts of CRR North have commenced efforts to prevent...

Two Senegalese Fishermen entering Gambia intercepted, quarantined

By Ndey Sowe On Sunday 29th of March, two Senegalese fishermen, who claimed to be running away from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in their country,...