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Gambia Registers 48 New COVID-19 Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has on Monday 22nd March 2021 registered forty-eight new cases of the deadly coronavirus diseases, bringing the total number of COVID-19...

Lawmakers Receive First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

By: Kebba AF Touray Photo: Ousman Sillah receiving COVID-19 vaccine Scores of Gambian lawmakers on Tuesday 23rd March 2021 received their first dose of COVID-19 Astrazeneca vaccine...

WHO Recommends Use of COVID-19 AstraZeneca Vaccine

By: Kebba AF Touray The World Health Organization (WHO) in a press release said the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweighs its risks and thus...

Gambia Records One New COVID-19 Related Death, 39 New Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has over the weekend registered one new CoVID-19 related death, taking the total number of deaths since March 2020 to...

Gambia Begins COVID-19 Vaccination with Targeted Group of the Population

 By Nelson Manneh Health Authorities have on Wednesday 17th March 2021 informed this medium COVID-19 vaccination has officially started as scheduled with the targeted group of...

COVID-19 Kills Five People

By: Nelson Manneh The Gambia has on Wednesday registered five new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020, to one hundred...

Gambia Records 34 New COVID-19 Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has on Tuesday 16th March 2021 registered thirty-four new cases of the deadly coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of...

One COVID-19 Patient Absconds From Treatment Centre

By Nelson Manneh Health Authorities have Thursday informed this medium that one COVID-19 patient has absconded from one of the treatment centres. No new COVID-19-related death...

President Barrow vaccinated as National Covid19 Vaccine Campaign launched

By Makutu Manneh   President Adama Barrow took the Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday 10th March 2021 and also launched the National Covid-19 vaccination campaign.  Other personnel that were vaccinated were...

QGroup Foundation Donates D2.5 Million Worth Of Facemasks To Institutions

By: Kebba AF Touray In a bid to help the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic in The Gambia, the QGroup Foundation has on Tuesday...

Foundation Poised to Help Asthmatics Cope With Covid-19 Safety Regulations

By Ndey Sowe The President of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of West Africa (AAFWA) has said one of the major objectives of their foundation...

Prospective Travellers to Pay D3000 for COVID 19 Test

Government announced on Monday evening that with effect from the 11th day of March, 2021,all intending travellers requiring COVID 19 testing and certification will pay...

COVID-19 Patient Absconds From Treatment Centre

By Nelson Manneh Health Authorities have yesterday informed this medium that one COVID-19 patient absconded from one of the treatment centres, whilst five others were...

Fight against Endometriosis Receives Boost, as Organisation Marks Its Launch

Photo: A crossed of speakers at the event. From left to right; Dr. Firas, Counsel Essa Faal, Endo Warrior Fatou Jome (Tuta) and President...

Gambia First Covax Vaccine to Cater for 487, 780 People

By Nelson Manneh The Minister of Health Dr Ahmed Lamin Samateh has recently informed the media that the first Covax vaccine received by the government...

Gambia Records One New COVID-19 Death, 23 New Cases

By Nelson Manneh Health Authorities have Wednesday informed the media that The Gambia has registered one new COVID-19-related death, bringing the total number of deaths...

National Assembly Health Committee Chairman Takes Interest on Endometriosis

By Momodou Jarju The Chairman of the National Assembly Select Committee on Health has said in an exclusive interview that his-led committee has taken interest...

The Silent Tormentor: A Tale Of Endometriosis In The Gambia

The picture above: If endometriosis was visible, this is how it might look! Photo Credit: Endometriosis Awareness Page on Facebook. By Momodou Jarju Story Summary: · Endometriosis is...

One COVID-19 Patient Succumbs, As 24 New Cases Registered

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has on Tuesday 23rd February 2021 registered one COVID-19 related death, bringing the number of deaths since March 2020 to...

Two COVID-19 Patients Succumb, As 58 New Cases Recorded

By Nelson Manneh  The Gambia has on Tuesday registered two new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the number of deaths, since March 2020, to one hundred and...