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Dr. Samateh Urges Border Villages to Strengthen Their Surveillance Strategies

By Nelson Manneh The Minister of Health Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh has recently urged border Villages to strengthen their surveillance strategies and report all unofficial...

The Gambia Now Has One COVID-19 Active Case

By Nelson Manneh The Minister of Health Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh has on Friday, 23rd April 2020, informed the press that the country is left...

World Bank supports Gambia with equipment worth $12 million dollars

By Nelson Manneh President Adama Barrow on Sunday disclosed that his government, through the Ministry of Health has acquired twelve million dollars worth of equipment...

NBR to Have Quarantine Centre

By Nelson Manneh Modou Njai, the Director of Health Promotion at the Ministry of Health said his Ministry will soon provide a quarantine centre for...

Worrisome State of Fish Landing Sites during Corona Virus Pandemic ...

By Madiba Singhateh, Hatab Nyang &Loius Jobe The state of almost all fish landing sites was becoming worrisome for buyers, fishmongers and fishermen who operate...

Health Ministry seeks support of Local Authorities

By Nelson Manneh The Ministry of Health has called on Area Councils leadership, District Chiefs, Village Heads and Ward Councilors to support the implementation of...

Six Gambian Returnees taken into Quarantine

By Nelson Manneh Dr Mustapha Bittaye the Director of Health Services at the Ministry of Health yesterday the 21st March 2020 informed the press that...

“Coronavirus Is Going To Hit Us Hard, It Will Come In...

By Momodou Jarju Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou has recently informed lawmakers in Banjul that Coronavirus, now regarded as Covid-19, will hit The Gambia hard and...

Five Persons Discharged from Quarantine

By Nelson Manneh Dr. Mustapha Bittaye the Director of Health Services at the Ministry of Health on Monday, the 20th April 2020, informed the media...

“We Cannot Win Fight Against Coronavirus If We Don’t Work as...

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia cannot win the fight against Coronavirus, otherwise known as Covid-19, if they do not work together as a team, said...

THE NEXT PHASE AFTER 10th COVID-19 CASE

THE EPICENTRE OF TRANSMISSION MUST BE LOCATED The Ministry of Health could now draw the vital lessons on how to prevent the spread of...

Gambia’s Health Minister Confirms 10th Coronavirus Case

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia on Sunday, 19th April 2020 confirmed its 10th Coronavirus Case (COVID-19) in the country. Since the pandemic, the Gambia reported 10...

Health Minister Strongly Recommends Use of Locally Made Face Mask

By Ndey Sowe The Gambian Health Minister has strongly recommended the use of locally made face mask amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh made...

Four Senegalese Nationals under Quarantine for Sneaking into the country

By Ndey Sowe Four Senegalese who sneaked into the country are under mandatory quarantine. Dr. Mustahpa Bittaye, the Director of Health Services at the Ministry of...

Health Minister cautions Gambians not to be Complacent of COVID- 19

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia’s Minister of Health has cautioned Gambians not to be complacent about the Coronavirus outbreak in the country saying the number...

Health Authorities Consider Guiding the Visually Impaired on Social Distancing

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Health has disclosed that they will support and guide the visually impaired people on social distancing during this period...

Four People under Quarantine for Sneaking into the Country

By Ndey Sowe Four people who sneaked into the country are under mandatory quarantine. Dr. Mustapha Bittaye, the Acting Director of Health Services on Wednesday 15th...

Health Ministry Secure Sites As Makeshift Covid-19 Treatment Centres

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Health has disclosed that sites have been secured as makeshift Covid-19 treatment centers in regions across the country. Mustapha Bittaye,...

Cuba is working on a vaccine to combat COVID-19

Havana, Apr 15 (RHC) Cuba is conducting a clinical trial for a vaccine developed with its own technology and aimed at activating the innate...

Covid-19 Pandemic Update, African Countries Move from...

The global community is racing to slow down and eventually halt the spread of COVID-19, a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives...