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Faraba Victim Complains of Negligence By Government

By Makutu Manneh  Bubacarr Darbo, a victim of Faraba Banta incident has complained of being neglected by the Government. Darbo said he suffered from a gun-shot...

Three Months Old Baby Is In Need Of Urgent Overseas Treatment

By Ansumana Touray  Karabulaye Kanyi, the father of a three months old baby, walked into the Foroyaa Office with a Medical Report specifying the urgent...

Residents of Manduar Suruwa Face Water Shortage

By Lamin Fatty Residents of Manduarr Suruwa Kunda in the Western Region have informed this medium that water scarcity in their village has hit them...

Kidney Patient Seeks Assistance

By: Kebba AF Touray A kidney patient, from Kunkujang is seeking assistance to help her recover and gain her normal health status. The patient made this...

‘For Every 1,000 Child Births, 64 Die In Rural Gambia’

By Ndey Sowe The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 6 (MICS6) 2018 of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has disclosed that the death of children less...

Sweden Based Gambian Donates To Brikama Health Centre

By Kebba Mamburay Sweden based Gambian Mr. Idrissa Conta, on Thursday 30th August 2019 donated a delivery bed and two centrifuge machines for blood transfusion...

EFSTH Gets New Medical Equipment Worth D26M

By Kebba AF Touray    Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital over the weekend received new brand sophisticated medical equipment worth D26 Million.  The items were presented by...

Unidentified Body Found Between Gunjur, Sifoe

By Hatab Nyang  An unidentified body was found last Wednesday July 31st 2019 between Gunjur and Sifoe, by one Dr. Ahmed Manjang, who reported the...

UNFPA Executive Director to visit Gambia

The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dr. Natalia Kanem will visit The Gambia from 8th to 10th August, 2019. According to a Press...

Wuli East MP Donates Medical Items to Sutukoba Clinic

By: Kebba AF Touray Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East has donated medical items to the Sutukoba Community Clinic. The donation is...

Lawmakers Task New Ministry to Expedite Disability Law

By:Kebba AF. Touray The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Women and Children has tasked the new Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare to...

Health Ministry Explains Its Policies To Nams

By: Kebba AF Touray  The National Assembly Select Committee on Health yesterday engaged Officials of the Health Ministry at the Legislative House in Banjul. The interface...

Breaking News: 28 People Hospitalized in Brikama Demonstration

By Kebba Secka More than twenty-eight people have been admitted at the Brikama Major Health Centre including three babies. This happened as a result of the firing...

Supporting a Hospital is saving Lives says PRO Jammeh

Nelson Manneh Momodou Jammeh the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) said supporting a hospital in any form is...

Soldier Shot By Another

By Kebba Secka Lance Corporal Samba Bah of the Gambia Armed Forces is reported to have negligently discharged a gun shot that penetrated into the...

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...