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Vice President Pays Assessment Visit To Windstorm Survivors In URR

By Lamin Fatty The Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, made a day’s assessment visit to windstorm victims in URR. The incident claimed three lives on 23rd June...

HIV Affects More Young Women than Young Men in West, Central...

By Momodou Jarju HIV prevalence among women aged between 20 to 29 years, is reported to be higher than among men of the same age...

Pirang Road Accident Victims Are Still in Hospital

By Nelson Manneh Following the tragic accident that took place in Pirang village recently claiming the lives of six people, fifteen of those injured are...

GPA Donates Drugs to Mile II Prison Clinic

By Louise Jobe The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), has on Wednesday June 12th 2019 presented medical items to the Mile-II Prison Clinic at a ceremony...

Health Minister Responds To NAMs Regarding The Illegal Sale Of Drugs

By Awa B. Bah The new Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, on Tuesday June 11th 2019 appeared before deputies at the National Assembly to...

Mauritanian Child Whose Parents Were Found Dead, Discharged From Hospital

By Nelson Manneh The Mauritanian orphan who was admitted at the Serrekunda General Hospital in Kanifing after being picked up by the Police after the...

Update On Kanilai Gunshot Incident: Survivor Discharged From Hospital

By Nelson Manneh Former Lance Corporal Ismaila Tamba, an erstwhile member of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), was on Thursday 30th May 2019, discharged from...

Cuban President Highlights Benefits of ‘HeberFeron’ In Cancer Treatment

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel highlighted success with the drug ‘HeberFeron’, in reducing by eight times the frequency of basal cell carcinoma, which is a...

Bolong Fenyo Wetland in a sorry state

By Madiba Singhateh Bolong Fenyo Wetland in Gunjur is in a sorry state, with greenish oily substance polluting the marine ecosystem. It was evident to this...

Criminal Investigation into Operation of Factory Continues

By Mustapha Jallow Personnel of the Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Gambia Police Force are still investigating Infinity New Energy Enterprise, a Chinese factory...

Kanilai Gunshot Victim Still Hospitalized

By Nelson Manneh Ismaila Tamba, who was allegedly shot by a member of The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), is still admitted at the Edward...

FSQA Says Chinese Donated Rice Is Fit For Consumption

By Kebba Secka Modou Lamin Jaiteh, the Scientific Officer at the Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA), said a consignment of rice donated by...

Health Minister attends 72nd World Health Assembly

An official Gambian delegation headed by Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Samateh, Minister of Health, has left Banjul on Saturday, 18th May, 2019,  for the 72nd World...

Stakeholders Validate Two Bills On Animal Health

By: Kebba AF Touray The Department of livestock in collaboration with key stakeholders validated the Animal Health Bill 2019 and a bill amending The Gambia...

Health Minister Unveils Plans For ...

By Ndey Sowe Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has disclosed ongoing plans for structural adjustments towards providing amenities for a better working...

INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY Observed In Gambia

By Ndey Sowe The Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) has on Monday commemorated International Nurses Day, at the School of Nursing in Banjul. The occasion...

‘Ozone Layer Depletion Threat to Human Health, Environment’ Governor Dampha

By: Sheikh Alkinky Sanyang The Governor of the North Bank Region (NBR), has tasked regional refrigeration and air condition technicians to live up to expectation, in...

NAM For Banjul North Donates Medical Items To EFSTH

By Ndey Sowe Ousman Sillah, the National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul North, has recently donated an assortment of medical consumables and equipment from the...

Over 11 Million Bed Nets to be Distributed

By Nelson Manneh Muhammed Lamin Samateh the Minister of Health said over eleven (11) million LLIN bed nets will be distributed at the community level...

Ida Bass Kidney Foundation To Train Medical Professional In Dakar, Uk

By Ndey Sowe ‘Ida Bass Kidney Foundation’ based in the United Kingdom (UK), plans to send six medical personnel from the Edward Francis Small Teaching...