Gambia News

Banjul, 18th June 2013 -- World Blood Donor Day which is commemorated on 14th June every year has been marked this year with a global campaign that focused on the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.

Blood transfusion is an important component of health care delivery as the threat to life due to insufficient blood stocks and the risk of transfusion-transmissible infections calls for safe and adequate blood supply for those in need.

“Using ICT to promote health in schools”

Banjul, Friday, 7 June 2013 -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the 10 winners of its first continent-wide eHealth competition for 2013. This award, according to information issued on AfDB website, recognizes the current work being done in e-health and m-health in Africa and aims at encouraging the production and sharing of knowledge on eHealth solutions.

Banjul, Thursday, 6 June 2013 -- The Gambia has successfully participated in the 2013 synchronized, sub-regional National Immunization Days (NIDs) against polio in which 13 countries in West and Central African countries took part. The four-day exercise began on Friday 24 and ended on Monday 27 May 2013.

Happy End...On day 6, the estimates is 101% coverage at countrywide. The post camapign evaluation will give us a real picture of what happens in the field. The population have responded positively to the social mobilization appeal. On Day 7 (last Wednesday) the population was still crowded and as we heard from differents parts of the Country, the teams was under pressure cause of the important demand.

On day 5 of the MenA campaign in the Gambia, the estimates coverge at coutrywide is 95%. In some Regions like North Bank East (NBE) the coverage is more than 100%. The question is WHY? In reference to the reality in the ground (photos), this Region is a place where people are crossing from the neighbouring country (Senegal).

Bansang, in the Central River Region (CRR). During the vaccination days people were crowded waiting to get vaccinated. The total target population is 147.842 people from 1-29 years old.

Banjul, 6 March 2014 -- The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Hon. Omar Sey on 26 February 2014, received an assortment of medical equipment and supplies from the WHO Representative, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses. The items, meant for Edward FrancisSmall Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), are worth over 2 million Dalasis.

Banjul, 21 February 2014 -- The Ministry of Health & Social Welfare in collaboration with the World Lung Foundation in New York, and with the technical support of the WHO Country Office, launched on Wednesday, 19 February 2014, the first-ever national mass mediacampaign to warn people about the harmful effects of tobacco.

Banjul, 02 January 2014 -- The newly appointed WHO Representative to the Gambia, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, this afternoon, presented his credentials to the Gambia’s Foreign Minister, Dr Aboubacarr Senghore.

Banjul, 19 December 2013 -- The Vice President of the Republic of the Gambia and Minister for Women’s Affairs, Dr Ajaratou Isatou Njie-Saidy, has described Dr Thomas Sukwa, out-going WHO Representative to the Gambia, as an effective, committed and flexible leader who has made a mark during his tenure of office.