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Health Ministry Introduces Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine in The Gambia

By Nelson Manneh The Ministry of Health has informed the general public that they have on Saturday 17th July, 2021 introduced the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine...

Father Seeks Support to Fund His Son’s Overseas Treatment

15th July 2021, The Gambia- The Father of a 2-year-old boy is seeking financial support from the government, organisations, philanthropists, and individuals to fund...

Health Ministry Raises Concern Over Rapid Increase in COVID-19 Positive Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Ministry of Health Thursday 14th July 2021 raised concern over the rapid increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19...

Gambia Registers 3 New COVID-19 Related Deaths, 107 New Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Thursday 14th June 2021 registered three (3) new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to one...

Gambia Registers 46 New Cases of COVID-19

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia over the weekend registered forty-six (46) new cases of COVID 19, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed...

Gambia Has 3 COVID -19 Patients on Oxygen Therapy

By Nelson Manneh Health Authorities have on Tuesday 6th July 2021 indicated that three (3) COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy. This is the 336th national...

Gambia Records One New COVID-19 Related Death, 37 New Cases

 By Nelson MannehThe Gambia has over the weekend registered one (1) new COVID-19 related death, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020...

Gambia Registers 10 New COVID-19 Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has on Tuesday 29th June 2021 recorded ten (10) new cases taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in...

Gambia Registers 4 New COVID-19 Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has over the weekend registered four (4) new cases of the deadly coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases...

UNFPA Representative Calls for Action on ‘No Woman Should Die Giving...

By Ndey Sowe Kunle Adeniyi, the Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the Gambia, has called for action to ensure that...

Gambia Registers 9 New COVID-19 Cases

By Nelson Manneh  The Gambia has registered nine new cases on Wednesday 23rd June 2021, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the...

Cuba confirms 92.28% efficacy of Abdala vaccine

Havana, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) With three doses Cuba's Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Abdala, showed 92,28 percent efficacy in Phase III trial, its developers reported...

UNICEF Hands Over Emergency Wash Materials to GRCS

By Ndey Sowe United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has Tuesday, 22nd of June, 2021 handed over wash emergency materials for contingency prepositioning to the Gambia Red...

Gambia Registers 6 New COVID-19 Cases

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has over the weekend registered six (6) new cases taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the...

Association Commemorates International Day of Sickle Cell Disease

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Sickle Cell Association Banjul Chapter has on Friday 19th June 2021 commemorated the International Sickle Cell Day at the Guaranty Trust...

Striving to Curb Malaria: Rotary District Launches Two Fogging Machines

By Nelson Manneh Rotary International and Rotary in District 9101 in their commitment to eliminate malaria for good, in the Gambia, has on Thursday 17th...

Project to Promote Female Menstrual Hygiene, Health Launched

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Red Cross Society’s (GRCS) Kanifing Municipality (KM) Branch on Wednesday 15th June 2021, launched the project: “Smile for Hope of...

UNFPA, Partners Engage Communities on Sexual Reproductive Health Issues

By Ndey Sowe The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-the Gambia and partners has sensitized communities in the Upper and Central River Regions (URR/CRR respectively) on...

Gambian Association to Commemorate International Day of Sickle Cell Disease

By Nelson Manneh The Sickle Cell Association Banjul Chapter is set to commemorate international day of sickle cell disease in the country, which is slated...

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

By Nelson Manneh  The Gambia has registered one new COVID-19 related death on Wednesday 16th June 2021, bringing the total number of deaths since 16th March...