Gambia: Health Minister Unveils Plans for Better Working Conditions

Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has disclosed ongoing plans for structural adjustments towards providing amenities for a better working condition in a conducive environment for nurses. Dr. Samateh said this at a well-attended forum of nurses and health workers during International Nurses Day commemoration.

Nurses at the country's Major Referral Hospital in Banjul have engaged the authorities on several occasions for better working conditions in Hospitals across the country, claiming that Government has neglected their plights for too long. It was just recently that nurses held a press briefing, threatening to take alternative action if their demands were not met.

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