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Modou Njie, the director of health promotion has over the weekend emphasized that all sectors should consider health in their implementation of policies and strategies. Njie who was speaking in a two days sectoral policy review for implementation of health in all policies at Nana, said if the sectors are developing their policies or strategies, they want them to talk about health. "We had the first engagement in 2015, where we brought about technicians, politicians and other decision makers to brief them of the outcome of the helfin declaration on health policies in 2013, focusing on health in all policies," Njie stated. He further indicated that the whole idea is for every sector to ensure that they talk about health, put health in their policies and allocate for adequate among of funds to the health sector. He added that with that they can go above the Abuja 15% declaration of budget allocation for the health sector. "We want to inform

The Chief of Defence Staff Lt. General Masaneh Kinteh has on Wednesday in a Christmas message indicated that as we all aware of the political landscape of the country, it is incumbent upon the armed forces to always remember their role and remain apolitical and focus on their assigned roles and responsibilities.  CDS Kinteh further stated that this is one great achievement that they achieved as one of the fundamental gains in our reform process.  “We have all been very important players in these successes. Therefore, while we jealously guard our gains, we must remain vigilant, send the message of peace as well as always remain united and stay clear off tribalism. We must not take sides; our only tribe is the Gambia. I admonish you all to always reflect on the past and the legacy we would hand over to the next generation. Anything otherwise, we would be condemned by history.” Lt. General Kinteh revealed that the year under review has indeed been a su