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...
Gambia Declares Poliovirus Outbreak
By Nelson Manneh
The Ministry of Health yesterday wrote to partners informing them that the Gambia has experienced another outbreak of a new strain of...
Innovarx Provides Free Medical Services for Residents of Banjul North
By Nelson Manneh
Innovarx Global Health, through the intervention of the National Assembly Member for Banjul North Constituency, Honourable Modou Lamin B Bah has over...
Cuban Medical Brigade Commends Gambia for Recognition of their Work
The Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) thanked the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gambia, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, for the public recognition of their work in...
World Bank Board Approves $35 Million to Improve Health Services in...
By Nelson Manneh
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved an additional $35 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to enhance...
Cuban Scientists Highlight Impact of Country’s Famous PPG Drug
Cuban scientists are working to increase the production of polico-sanol, a drug known as PPG, which exhibits notable results in patients with hypertension.
This was...
Laboratory experts discuss ways to protect West Africa from deadly diseases...
By Mustapha Jallow
Scores of health experts, scientists, and administrators in West Africa are currently discussing a way forward on how best they could tackle...
Health Ministry records 94 drug-related cases, 4 deaths
By Amadou Manjang
According to the Ministry of Health Situation Report of substance abuse, 94 cases and 4 associated deaths are recorded.
The 2nd Situational Report...
Gambia’s Horizons Clinic Limited Secures $16.8 Million from Afreximbank to Construct...
Afreximbank Thursday announced that they approved $16.8 Million for Horizons Clinic, The Gambia
The facility will support the construction of Horizons Clinic, a 60-bed, international...
KMC Provides Free Eye, ENT Screening
By Assan Bah
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in collaboration with Etiole Du Lac of Senegal, Kali Vision Outreach of Senegal over the weekend provided...
Donors Hand Over Clinic, Borehole to Busura Village
By: Kebba AF Touray
Africa Relief and Community Development and Riders for Health, in collaboration with the National Assembly Member for Brikama South, have handed...
Anti-microbial Resistance Poses Significant Global Health Threat
Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat that impacts human and animal health, and the environment, and recognizing the interconnectedness of these...
Sami Madina Residents call on Government to Take Full Charge of...
By Lamin Fatty
Residents of Sami Madina are calling on the government to take full charge of their community health post.
This reporter visited the aforementioned...
Construction of Medicines Testing Lab to be completed by November 2025
By Nelson Manneh
Dr. Mustapha Bittaye, the Director of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, has informed this medium that the ongoing construction of...
