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‘Young People Are Not Invisible To Coronavirus’ WHO Director General

MUHAMMED S. BAH During his latest press briefing to update the World on his Organisation’s response to Covid-19 pandemic on Friday 20th March 2020, Dr....

NHRC Gives Nine Recommendations In Fight Against Covid-19

By Momodou Jarju The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has joined the fight against the spread of Covid-19, a deadly virus ruining the lives of...

Africa Registers Seventeen Deaths from Covid-19, As the continent’s registers 633...

By MUHAMMED S. BAH Information coming from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa indicates that the death toll for coronavirus victims on...

ECA Estimates Billion Dollar Losses For Africa Due To Covid-19 Impact

By Rohey Jadama The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned that the unfolding coronavirus crisis could seriously dent Africa’s already stagnant growth...

‘Wash Your Hands and Avoid Public Gatherings,’ Steve Tells Gambians

By Sulayman Bah United Arab Emirates-based Scorpion Bubacarr Trawally has urged Gambians at home to practice personal hygiene in the wake of the sweeping Coronavirus. In...

Gambia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus

Gambian Minister of Health Amadou Samateh has on Tuesday evening confirmed that the Gambia has recorded its first case of coronavirus after a Gambian...

Ousman Sillah Renews Call for Relocation, Management of Banjul Dumpsite

Hon. Ousman Sillah, National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul North, is renewing his call for the waste dumpsite at Mile Two in the outskirts...

Minister of Health says Gambia is yet to register a confirmed...

Makutu Manneh Gambia Minister of Health Amadou Samateh on Sunday said Gambia is yet to register a case of coronavirus. "The Gambia is yet to register...

WHO Donates Equipment To Ministry of Health

By Nelson Manneh The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated materials for coronavirus prevention measurer to the Ministry of Health on Friday March 6th 2020. The...

NA Select Committee on Health Visit Main Isolation Centre, Border Entry...

By Nelson Manneh The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Women, Children, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees, on Wednesday March 4th 2020, visited the main...

Giboro Border Health Officer Narrates Challenges he is encountering at the...

By Nelson Manneh A health officer in Giboro on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020 explained to lawmakers the challenges he is facing at the border in...

Lawmakers Check on Gambia’s Preparedness to Tackle Coronavirus at Entry Points

By Nelson Manneh The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Women, Children, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees yesterday visited some of the entry points of...

Young Man Seeks Medical Assistance

By Isatou Kanyi Modou Ceesay currently residing in the Mbulmanda in Bansang, is seeking medical assistance to facilitate his treatment overseas. Ceesay, who suffers from a...

Rotarians Embark on Malaria Prevention, Control Campaign

By Isatou Kanyi Rotarians in the Gambia have embarked on a malaria prevention and control sensitization campaign in Hospitals and Health facilities within Banjul and...

Health Minister Reaffirms Government’s commitment in tackling Coronavirus

By Ndey Sowe Dr. Ahmadu Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has reaffirmed Gambia Government’s commitment in tackling Coronavirus by strengthening the surveillance system at...

Government Facilitates Donation of Buses to EFSTH

By Ndey Sowe The Government of the Gambia has facilitated the donation of two buses through the Ministry of Health, to the Edward Francis Small...

‘Coronavirus Patients in China Recover’ H.E Ambassador Ma Jianchun

By Nelson Manneh The Ambassador of The People’s Republic of China in the Gambia H.E. Ambassador Ma Jianchun has told journalists in a recent press...

PURA Conducts Health/Safety Training for Tanker Drivers

By Makutu Manneh The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on Thursday February 20th February started training Road Tanker drivers and apprentices on health and safety...

Catalan group of Sabadell for The Gambia offers medicament to Fatoto...

By Lamin Fatty Fatoto health centre on Tuesday 18 February 2020 received medicament provided by Catalan Group of Sabadell for The Gambia. This is a group...

China Trying To Prevent Coronavirus From Spreading To Other Countries

By Nelson Manneh Ma Jianchun's the Ambassador of The People's Republic of China to The Gambia has on Monday the 17th February 2020 informed the...