Gambia: DLAAG Celebrates Int'l Day Against Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Trafficking

The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) on Monday 26th June 2023 celebrated the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking; held at the Youth… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Marks World Blood Donor Day

The Ministry of Health through the National Blood Transfusion Services, World Bank and the World Health Organisation on Wednesday joined the rest of the globe to mark World Blood… Read more »

Gambia: Swedish Neuro-Surgeons On Gambia Mission

A team from Swedish African Neurosurgery Collaboration (SANC) is currently on a two-week visit to The Gambia during which they will conduct a number of free operations. Read more »

Gambia: France Diplomat Visits Wassu LBS

Jean Charles Allard, the French ambassador to The Gambia recently visited Wassu Lower Basic School (WLBS) in the Central River Region (CRR) north. Read more »

Gambia: Navigating Parenthood - Struggles of Single Mothers in Gambia

Single motherhood is a journey that millions of women around the world embark on daily. In The Gambia, however, the challenges faced by single mothers are compounded by cultural… Read more »

Gambia: Humanity First UK Supports Gambian Colleagues in Health

A team of paediatric surgeons and anaesthetists from Humanity First UK supported Gambian colleagues to perform complex surgeries on children in dire need in The Gambia. Read more »

Gambia: FAAB Foundation Receives D32 Million Worth Medical Items

The Fatoumatta-Bah Barrow Foundation (FAAB) yesterday received medical consignments worth D32 million from Human Appeal - a global humanitarian and development organisation based… Read more »

Gambia: Gach CEO Donates D250,000 to First Banjul Int'l Surgical Conference

The Chief Executive Officer of GACH Global, Abubakary Jawara, known for his humanitarian gestures, recently donated two hundred and fifty thousand dalasis (D250,000) to the… Read more »

Gambia: I-Care Optics, Bob K. Foundation Offer Free Eye-Screening At Mile II Prison

I-Care Optics in partnership with Bob Keita Foundation recently offered free eye-screening and eye prescription to 14 inmates and 22 officers of The Gambia Prisons Services at Mile… Read more »

Gambia: MoH Commences Training for Data Collectors On NCD

The Ministry of Health (MOH) in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank (WB) on Monday commenced a five-day training of health personnel on data collection… Read more »

Gambia: Health Sector Prepares to Harness Service of Drones

The ARDA International Cooperation in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Medical Research Council and The Gambia Red Cross Society on Tuesday 16 May 2023 convened a… Read more »

Gambia: Health Ministry Receives U.S.$1.5 Million Supplies From Japan And UNICEF

UNICEF and the Embassy of Japan in Senegal, accredited to The Gambia, handed over more than 1.5 million USD in supplies to support the Ministry of Health of The Gambia to… Read more »

Gambia: Wepf, Partners Support Tanka Tanka Psychiatric Hospital

Women Empowerment Project Foundation in collaboration with partners last Thursday donated bags of rice and cooking utensils to Tanka Tanka Psychiatric Hospital to support… Read more »

Gambia: Tobacco Control Committee Embarks On Enforcement Exercise

The National Tobacco Control Committee last Sunday concluded a two-day enforcement exercise that took them to various regions across the country. Read more »

Gambia: AAFWA Prexy Urges Society to Be Responsive to the Plight of Asthmatics As World Observes Asthma Awareness Month

The President of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of West Africa (AAFWA) has called on the public to be more responsive to the plight of asthma patients. Read more »

Gambia: Access to Income, Protein in Rural Gambia Grows

Sare Birom, a remote farming community in the Upper Niumi District, North Bank Region practices rain-fed agriculture. Like other hard-to-reach rural communities, Sare Birom is also… Read more »

Gambia: Public Mental Health!

Mental disorders account for at least 18% of global disease burden, and the associated annual global costs are projected to be US$6 trillion by 2030. Evidence-based, cost-effective… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Receives 149,760 COVID-19 Vaccines From Italy

Banjul, 25 April 2023 - The Ministry of Health of The Gambia has received 149,760 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the Italian government, an important donation that could help… Read more »

Gambia: U.S Extends Anti-Malaria Support to Gambia

To mark World Malaria Day, U.S. President Joseph Biden announced that the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) will form a partnership with The Gambia as part of the effort to… Read more »

Gambia: Neighbourhood Medical Clinic Donates Drugs to BMCHH, KGH

Neighborhood Medical Clinic, a private clinic co-founded by Haruna S. Jallow and Ebrima Nyang recently extended magnanimity to Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital (BMCHH)… Read more »

Gambia: New Data Shows Declining Confidence in Childhood Vaccines During COVID-19

NEW YORK, 20 April 2023 - The public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries studied, UNICEF warned in… Read more »

Gambia: Consequences of Youth Substance Abuse

Young people who persistently abuse substances often experience an array of problems, including academic difficulties, health-related problems (including mental health), poor peer… Read more »

Gambia: Minister Gomez Quizzed On Over D1 Million COVID Fund

Hon Musa Badjie, member for Tallinding Kunjang Constituency questioned Hon Pierre Gomez, Minister of Higher Education and Research Science about One Million One Hundred and… Read more »

Gambia: CRR Targets 31,000 People in Round Nine of COVID-19 Vaccination Exercise

The regional health director of Health Services in the Central River Region (CRR) has disclosed that the turnout for the round nine of the nationwide vaccination exercise was… Read more »

Gambia: Sharab Hospital Inaugurates New Gynae, Pediatric Complex

In a bid to complement government's effort in ensuring quality health care delivery, Sharab Hospital Limited last Saturday inaugurated a newly built facility as part of their quest… Read more »