Health

By Arfang M.S. Camara The government of the Gambia has waived restrictions on congressional prayers at houses of worship after ten-weeks of lockdowns that followed the Coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Muslims observed the Friday…

In early March 2020, The Gambia Government declared a State of Health Emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit The Gambia just as it has hit the rest of the World. Therefore, meetings were organised as a communication…

By Arfang M.S. Camara In many parts of the country, traders are charging exorbitant prices for essential items in times of high-demand, especially basic food items. This is sparked by panic buying triggered by consumer fears over…

Pneumonia – a preventable disease – kills more children than any other infection   LONDON/NEW YORK/BARCELONA (November 12, 2019)—Pneumonia claimed the lives of more than 800,000 children under the age of five last year, or one child…

Acting in accordance with Section 15 (1a) and (4) of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission Act, 2017, the TRRC has delivered an urgent request to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to set up a Medical Board to review…

According to the statistics from Gambia's only mental health institution, Tanka Tanka, about 60% of their patients are suffering from drug related problems, said officials.   The Director General of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…

It's suspected that dogs are picking up on the same odours mosquitoes do Scientists in the England and The Gambia said they have the first evidence that dogs can sniff out malaria. They have trained dogs to recognise tell-tale aromas…

Janko Jimbara, the deputy permanent secretary at the ministry of health and focal person for West African Health Organisation, told Kerr Fatou the country is not leaving anything to chance. Despite the distance between the Democratic…