Gambia: Health Ministry Convenes Emergency Meeting On Ebola Situation

1 September 2014

The director of Health Promotion and Education, Modou Njai has made its clear to the general public on national television that despite the fact that it part of our custom and culturehand-shaking should be stopped for meantime, as Gambia is in high alert.

He noted that initially people were advised to minimise hand-shaking, but as at now they should stop it for the time being as the situation is worrying in neighbouring countries.

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