Update COVID-19 03 May 2021

Update COVID-19 03 May 2021

03 May 2021 — Fifty-eight (28) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2856 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to twenty-five thousand, three hundred, and eleven (25311). To date, twenty-three thousand, five hundred, and thirteen (23513) patients have recovered, including one seventy-one (71) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and sixty-one (1461) and three hundred and thirty-seven (337) deaths. 

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over
Today marks the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu. The Ebola outbreak that re-emerged in February came nine months after another outbreak in the same province was declared over.

Update COVID-19 02 May 2021

 

02 May 2021 — Twenty-eight (28) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3763 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to twenty-five thousand, two hundred, and fifty-three (25253). To date, twenty-three thousand, four hundred, and forty-two (23442) patients have recovered, including one hundred and eleven (111) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and seventy-four (1474) and three hundred and thirty-seven (337) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 02 May 2021

Update COVID-19 02 May 2021

 

02 May 2021 — Twenty-eight (28) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3763 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to twenty-five thousand, two hundred, and fifty-three (25253). To date, twenty-three thousand, four hundred, and forty-two (23442) patients have recovered, including one hundred and eleven (111) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and seventy-four (1474) and three hundred and thirty-seven (337) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 01May 2021

Update COVID-19  01 May 2021

01 May 2021 — One hundred and nine (109) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3478 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to twenty-five thousand, two hundred, and twenty-five (25225). To date, twenty-three thousand, three hundred, and forty-five (23345) patients have recovered, including one hundred and eleven (111) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, five hundred, and forty-five (1545) and three hundred and thirty-five (335) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 29 April 2021

Update COVID-19  29 April 2021

29 April 2021 — One hundred and seven (107) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4626 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-four thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-five (24995). To date, twenty-three thousand, two hundred, and six (23206) patients have recovered, including thirty-one (31) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and fifty-six (1456) and three hundred and thirty-two (333) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 30 April 2021

Update COVID-19  30 April 2021

30 April 2021 — One hundred and twenty-one (121) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4868 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-five thousand, one hundred, and sixteen (25116). To date, twenty-three thousand, two hundred, and thirty-four (23234) patients have recovered, including twenty-eight (28) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, five hundred, and forty-seven (1547) and three hundred and thirty-five (335) deaths.

The Gambia Reviews the National Health Policy and Strategic Plan (2021-2030)

WHO Representative Dr. Desta Tiruneh and Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh at the review meeting

On the 27th April, 2021 Ministry of Health (MOH) in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), held a meeting to review the first draft of the National Health Policy (NHP) and Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2021-2030 at Sunset Beach Hotel. Fifty members of the Extended Senior Health Management (SMT) team, from national and regional directorates attended the review meeting. The meeting was presided by Hon Minister of Health, Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh and World Health Organization Representative, Dr Desta Tiruneh.