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WANETAM-4 Launches Five-Year Initiative to Boost Infectious Disease Research Across West Africa
By Makutu Manneh
The West African Network of Excellence for TB, AIDS, and Malaria, known as WANETAM-4, has launched a five-year programme aimed at strengthening scientific research, training, and health systems across West…
Darboe Praises New Jali Hospital but Faults Barrow Government for Uneven Distribution of Health…
Ousainu ANM Darboe, Party Leader, United Democratic Party
By Seedy Jobe
United Democratic Party (UDP) Secretary General and Party Leader Ousainu Darboe on Saturday praised the government for constructing a new…
Experts Say More Young Gambians Are Developing Hepatitis-Related Liver Disease
Bakary Dibba, Research Coordinator, MRC Hepatitis Research Group
By Makutu Manneh
Health experts in The Gambia are warning of a troubling shift in the country's hepatitis burden, with increasing numbers of young…
Health Minister Rejects Claims of Widespread Medicine Shortages in Public Hospitals
Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia’s health minister, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, has disputed reports of widespread medicine shortages in public hospitals, describing claims that the…
Barrow Says Electricity Supply Has Stabilized, Announces Fuel Price Cut From July 1
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Saturday announced that electricity supply across The Gambia has stabilized and said fuel prices will be reduced beginning July 1, as he addressed the commissioning of the National…
President Barrow Inaugurates National Emergency Treatment Center and Biomedical Engineering Hospital…
President Adama Barrow cutting ribbon
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Saturday inaugurated the National Emergency Treatment Center and Biomedical Engineering Hospital in Farato, describing the facility as a milestone in…
Local Leaders Praise Farato Hospital, Rally Support for Barrow Ahead of December Vote
By Makutu Manneh
Local leaders in the West Coast Region on Saturday praised President Adama Barrow for delivering a major health facility in Farato, using the commissioning ceremony to endorse his bid for re-election in the December…
Gambia Clubfoot Foundation Marks World Clubfoot Day With Awareness Campaign Targeting Early…
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By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia Clubfoot Foundation on Saturday marked World Clubfoot Day by bringing together social media influencers, healthcare professionals, parents, and journalists for an awareness campaign aimed at…
Health Minister Samateh Says Free Healthcare Is Unsustainable for The Gambia
Health Minister Ahmadou Samateh
By Makutu Manneh
Health Minister Ahmadou Samateh has said that providing free healthcare services is not sustainable for The Gambia, citing the country’s status as a developing nation with limited…
Health Minister Reports 30 Maternal Deaths in 2025
Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Minister of Health
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, has informed the National Assembly that The Gambia recorded 30 maternal deaths in 2025, according to updated national…