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By Pa Modou Cham The Catholic Development Office (CaDO), a non-profit organisation has over the weekend donated medical equipment to Bansang, Bundung, Edward Francis, Farafenni, St. Lazarus clinic and Kanifing General hospital. Among the items given were: 19 firefly photo therapy, 11 Calibri photo therapy, 2 wallaby warmer, 23 12V uninterruptible power supply, 11 nursing kit and 19 internal backup batteries. The organization that had registered under the ministry of justice, has it’s mandate to coordinate its economic, social and development work with the aim of attaining a more human and society, irrespective of creed, race or ideology. At the handing over ceremony, the chairman board of directors at CaDO Mr. Simon VP Cole stated that their vision is to attain the fullness of life of the human person and elimination of poverty in all its forms among people in The Gambia. He said among their activities include HIV/AIDS care and support, chil...

By Pa Modou Cham The Gambia have been given the prevailed to hold the 10th annual meeting of National Health Management Information System (NHMIS) yesterday, with the objective to review the status of implementation of the recommendation from the 2018 meeting and to discuss the priority actions to be carried out within the framework of the partnership for the next 12 months. However the meeting is important, as the sub-region is working collectively and earnestly in gaining momentum in combating diseases that could threat the health and well-being of the population. The meeting that was held at Metz hotel, has attracted 15 countries of the ECOWAS member States to discuss and better give a good shape to the health sector. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Dr. Kofi Busia the director of health care service who delivered a statement on be half of the director General of West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), stated that they depend on information t...

Chief Superintendent Officer of The Gambia Police Forces (GPF), Muhammad Kanteh has revealed to the press that his family is under target by President Adama Barrow’s government while blaming both Barrow and the GPF for illegally offended citizens who took the streets to exercise their constitutional rights, as the permit was granted to them by the IGP. The senior officer who leaves 100 men in Brikama under his command because of anger and what he described as illegal and unfair to the country for the police to assault citizens, Kanteh said he does not care to lose his job and remain as a private lawyer. The chief of operation at Brikama Division, who was speaking at a visit to the victims at Serrekunda Hospital, explained that the protesters’ constitutional rights have been guaranteed by the constitution, saying “They were issued with a permit to go for their lawful procession, where they were stabbed with a knife. I commanded about 100 men in Brikama as I speak...

Over 50 people are reported wounded as a result of tear gases and rubber bullets fired by the paramilitaries and anti crime unit of The Gambia Police Force (GPF) who were assisted by some soldiers in the ground to control 3 years Jotna protesters during a fracas. The anti government protesters are a pressure group calling on the president to honor the three years MoU and step down this month. However, the police seriously wounded some of the victims and many fainted after inhaling gases. Abdou Njie, the chairperson of the 3 years Jotna told the press that the whole world will no that the security destroyed the country; adding that whatever former president Yahya Jammeh was doing, is the security who pushed him into it. He said they also influenced Adama Barrow to act in such ways, while stating that “I was standing when kalilu Njie, senior police officer ordered the shooting of tear gases to the protesters. After firing gases, the paramilitary also stone...

As the country is mourn with protest upon protest, the Center for Victims and Human Rights Violations (Victims' Center) has yesterday revealed their plan to protest on the 23rd of January 2020, due to the police decision in granting APRC a permit. After the APRC permit request to protest for former President Yahya Jammeh to return home, the victims' center have been tirelessly calling on the police to withheld the approval.  However, APRC were granted permit 8 hours before their planned time, which was executed yesterday at the streets of Sukuta Traffic light in solidarity to Jammeh's homecoming. This prompted the victims centre's yesterday request to the police,  in order to protest and express their heartfelt and dissapointment to the Police. Isatou Jammeh, relative to former President Jammeh and staff of the Victims' Center, said "we have send out a permit to seek for a protest in collaboration with all our partners...

The Office of the Inspector General of Police has decided not to give a permit to the Anti-government protesters (3 years Jotna), in order to carry out their planned protest to come this January 20 th , due to compelling national security and public safety concerns. The pressure group is calling on President Adama Barrow to step down after three years as per the coalition agreement, the movement, however was granted a permit last month to demonstrate. The demo that was carried out by the movement was ended with a petition submitted to the president through the government spokesperson Ebrima Sankara, demanding the president to step down before January 16. The anti government protesters vowed that with or without permit, they will take the streets next week to defend what they described as Constitutional and agreement to The Gambian people. With their concern for the president to step down in the coming days, another group supporting the president’s ...

Part of fulfilling President Adama Barrow’s meet the people tour promises to make a different in the country’s development, Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has over the weekend gave two ambulances to the community of Nema Kunka in Upper Nuimi and Njau Sawalo in Upper Saloum, while promised to build about five health centers. After the presentation of the ambulances, the minister stated that “As you know the government inherited lot of challenges but nonetheless we have stated to solve them one by one because the people of the country deserves adequate healthcare service delivery for the various communities.” Dr. Samateh said healthcare is expensive and must of the equipment we use are imported and the resources are inadequate but they are doing whatever they can to ensure that the people received what they actually deserves. Strengthening the referring system, Minister said is very crucial because a minor health center or health post, where people's conditio...

Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has over the weekend visited about five horrible health posts in North Bank Region (NBR) and Central River Region (CRR), as part of fulfilling President Adama Barrow’s meet the people tour promises to make a different in the country’s development. All the facilities they had visited are dilapidated and had no proper building, nor equipment or enough medication and nurses. Among the posts he visited were Nema Kunku in Upper Nuimi, Njau Sawalo in Upper Saloum, and Darou, Nawliro, Kerr Ardo and Kerewan in Badibou. Part of communities demands to the minister and his entrenched, Sirra Badjie, the Officer in Charge of Nema Kunku health center thanked the delegates for supporting them with ambulance, while stated that is not easy to run a hospital without ambulance because they are always psychologically disturbed, especially when they have referral. “Our facility is without laboratory service, there is no...

Fatou Bah Barrow Foundation (FABB) with the support from Gamtel/Gamcel and Karpowership, has yesterday awarded a total cash of 75, 000 dalasi and baby clothing to first six identified born babies in 2020 from Banjul, Serrekunda and Bundung hospital. The first-born babies were awarded with a sum of 15, 000 dalasi with the support from Gamtel/Gamcel, while the second babies were sponsored by Karpowership with the amount of 10, 000 dalasi. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, the minister of health said the even has been allocation that takes place every beginning of a new year, to welcome the first and second babies of the year. “The first lady’s endeavor should be emulated in helping each other because no one can do it without us. The engine of development should come from us.” He applauds the nurses, while saying that working in a health sector is very difficult and is a risk. However Dr. Samateh believed that 2020 would be a gate changer, adding that they ...