The Gambia News

BANJUL, Saturday, 28 March 2020: The Gambia, this afternoon, received an assortment of medical supplies - 20, 000 test kits, 1000, 000 masks, 740 sets of protective clothing  and 1000 sets of protective  shields – as donation from  Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundations from China.  The items are part of a continent-wide gesture from the Foundations to support 54 African countries with 1.1 million test kits, 5.4 milli

In response to the ongoing outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (nCOV) in Wuhan Province in China and its subsequent spread around the world, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of The Gambia in collaboration with WHO and partners has so far taken the following measures:

“Blood donation to save lives”, was conceived by the UN Heads of Agencies as part of activities marking UN@74, which is in line with WHO’s challenge to countries to get 100% of their blood from voluntary blood donation.

BANJUL, 3 SEPTEMBER 2019: “We value the impact of the work of the World Health Organization on the lives of our populations and its leadership in steering global health”.  These were the words of the Honorable Minister of Health of the Republic of the Republic of The Gambia, Dr.

BANJUL, 19 APRIL 2019: H.E. Dr.

BANJUL 26 NOVEMBER 2018: The Gambia joined the international community in observing World Diabetes Day (WDD), 14 November 2018.  The Day was observed in two separate events.

BANJUL, 17 APRIL 2018: In collaboration with the WHO Country Office and the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA), the Ministry Health and