Gambia’s Mental Healthcare Delivery Marred by Inadequate Psychiatrists
By Kebba AF TourayThe National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that inadequate qualified mental health personnel are affecting healthcare service delivery at health facilities.The...
FALSE! FGM Has Profound Health Implications For Women, Girls
By Nelson Manneh
Claim: A religious leader in The Gambia, Imam Abdoulie Fatty, asserted that female genital mutilation (FGM) has no health implications.
Verdict: This claim...
MRCG Clinical Service Departmnet Resume Operation
By Assan Bah
The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, on Thursday December 19, 2024...
Research Explores Clinical Outcomes of Untreated Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in...
Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects approximately three hundred million people worldwide. Under current international guidelines, most of these people with chronic...
MCA Warns against Use of 2 Degraded Drugs
By Nelson Manneh
The Medicines Control Agency on Saturday, 4 October 2024 recalled two medicinal products (Salbutamol Oral Solution and Plasmodial tablets) from the Gambian...
Why Substance Abuse is a Public Health Concern in The Gambia
By Sariba Manneh
Cannabis and Ecstasy are common causes of mental illness in The Gambia and 88% of total patients admitted to the Government-run Tanka...
WAHO Screens over Thousands of Women for Breast, Cervical Cancer
By Kebba AF Touray
The Director General of West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) has informed members of the ECOWAS Parliament’s joint committee that his organization...
More Cuban Health Professionals Arrive in The Gambia to Cure, Save...
Banjul, Sep 9, 2024- New Cuban health professionals arrived in the Gambia to join the Caribbean Island's Medical Brigade (BMC) which has been curing...
Over D11 Billion Invested in Africa’s Health Technology
By Kebba AF Touray
Hon. Kassam
Dr. Jacob Kassam, a former Member of Plateau State’s House of Assembly in Nigeria, said a total of US$170 Million,...
All suspected cases of Mpox in Gambia are negative
Amadou Manjang
According to the Ministry of Health Situation Report, there is no confirmed case of Mpox in The Gambia because all suspected cases were...
MRCG / LSHTM Hosts Collaborative Training with Stakeholders on Bio-informatics
The Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM) recently conducted a four-day Basic Linux...
MRC-G / LSHTM Strengthens Staff Capacities to Enhance Preparedness, Response to...
On August 26, 2024, the Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM), commenced a...
WHO Declares Mpox Global Health Emergency
By Nelson Manneh
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday 14th August 2024 declared mpox outbreak in parts of Africa as a public health emergency...
The Creed for Maintaining Good Dental Hygiene
By Nelson Manneh
From an ancient tool to a modern way of improving oral health, chewing sticks have proven to be an effective tool for...
MRCG recognises participants of the ISSC trial
On Wednesday 21st August 2024, the Medical Research Council Unit in The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at...
Gambia Has no Mpox Case, MoH Says
The Ministry of Health in a press release stated that the Gambia has not received any Mpox cases yet, therefore, it assured Gambians that...
Strengthening The Gambia’s Food Control System for Safety and Quality Compliance
By Kebba AF Touray
Africa is saddled with high rates of foodborne diseases and hazards that present significant challenges to its food system.
These challenges are...
Health Minister Says Funding Secured to Construct Additional Health Centres
By: Kebba AF Touray
Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, The Gambia’s Health Minister, has said the Government of the Gambia has secured funding from both GAVI...
FGM survivor says circumcised women face childbirth complications, risk of separation
By Assan Bah
Madame Fatou Keita, a married woman in Kulari village, Tumana District, Upper River Region (URR) has said that women who underwent Female...
MRCG Says Maternal Mortality Rates Remain High in Gambia
The Medical Research Council, The Gambia (MRCG), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in a dispatch shared with this medium, indicated that Maternal...
