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Dr. Patrick Abok (WHO) making his statement at the press briefing

Gambia commemorates World Hepatitis Day 2016

Banjul, The Gambia, 24th August 2016 - The Gambia joined the rest of…

Health worker administering the new bOPV

Gambia replaces trivalent OPV (tOPV) with bivalent OPV (bOPV)

A young girl assisted in measuring her BMI

WHO Gambia engages local Church on NCDs

Banjul, 15 July 2016 - As part of its advocacy efforts to promote and…

MoH officials and WHO staff at the meeting

WHO and MoH take stock of PB 2014-15 and 2016-2017

Health authorities and the WHO Country Office today held a fruitful…

Cross section of partners

World Malaria Day 2016

Mothers fully particpating in the MR campaign Banjul, 25 April 2016 - After intensive preparations, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) in collaboration with WHO, UNICEF and other partners has officially launched the much awaited seven-day nationwide measles –rubella vaccination, which ends on Monday, 1st May 2016. The campaign, which is integrated with vitamin A supplementation and de-worming, is the first of its kind conducted in the Gambia as echoed by WHO and

Gambia launches Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign

Banjul, 25 April 2016 - After intensive preparations, the…

Cross section of participants

Gambia launches national cessation guidelines for tobacco dependence

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) with the support of…

DPC making a statement during World TB Day

The Gambia Commemorates World Tuberculosis Day 2016

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOH&SW) in the Gambia…

A group photo of participants at the workshop

Gambia initiates an all hazard health sector preparedness and response plan

With the technical and financial support from WHO, the Ministry of …

Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses dilating on the importance of the mission whose findings will help the country in its emergency prepared-ness and response.

Gambia conducts a Joint external assessment of health sector all hazard emergency preparedness and response: January 30 – February 05, 2016

The unprecedented Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa …