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Landmark Trial Set to Open in coming October: Indian Pharmaceutical Company Faces Legal Action Over Tragic Deaths of 300 Children in Gambia, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan Due to Contaminated Medicines Gambia is gearing up for a landmark trial set to open in October following the devastating deaths of 300 children across […]
President Barrow Summons Emergency Cabinet Meeting on AKI Deaths in The Gambia State House, Banjul, 14th October 2022: President Adama Barrow said the recent Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) outbreak in the country is a challenging time for the government, families, and the people, and called on all to close ranks […]
President Barrow Authorises the Suspension of License of Suspected Importer and Pharmacy Following his address to the nation regarding the Acute Kidney Injury cases in The Gambia, President Barrow has authorised the Medicine Control Agency, through the Ministry of Health, to suspend the license of the suspected pharmacy and importer. […]
Press release His Excellency, President Adama Barrow, on Friday, September 14, 2018, commissioned a fleet of new ambulance vehicles earmarked for 14 rural communities at a ceremony held at the State House grounds in Banjul. Speaking at the ceremony, President Barrow emphasized that the health and well-being of the population […]
I want to express my profound dismay at the truthful statement made by the Honorable Minister of Health and Social Welfare at a recent press conference was attacked and ridiculed by former staffers and the Gambia Resident Doctors Association to the extent of calling for Dr. Saffie Lowe to resign, […]
By Yusef Taylor, @FlexDan_YT Gambian President Adama Barrow announced earlier this week that his government has entered into an agreement with Israeli company International Medical Services to build a €220 Million state of the art hospital in The Gambia. At this stage little is known about the agreement, however, it appears […]
One would think that being the main referral hospital of the country, which receives critical patients from the other health facilities across the country and also being a place where doctors and other health workers are expected to be trained on the best standards of patient care, the Edward Francis […]
India’s leading specialty hospital, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, and The Gambia’s Health Ministry have signed a memorandum of understanding. The development, a significant step forward in Indo-African collaboration in the healthcare sector, will lead to transfer of knowledge and skills as well as build capacity for The Gambia. “Encouraged by […]
Gambian gender activist talks about her activism to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and gender-based violence. Dr. Isatou Touray, the Executive Director and founder of Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, also serves as the Secretary general of Inter-African Committee. In this TED Talks […]
History is full of medically trained Doctors who killed in helping ruthless tyrants stay in power or achieve their goals. In apartheid South Africa, doctors are said to play a major part in secret killings. However, Kairo News has recently been alerted at the daring bravado of a conventional medical […]
Natariko radio show today deals with many issues. First things first, the historical narration of the Kabou/Futa battle and the exchanges leading to the battle final fall of Kansala. Almamy Bakary of Futa Timbo and Mama Janky Wally of Kabou had heated exchanges before tthe final battle of Kansala. Our […]
A key reason why the World Health Organisation and leading health groups have warned that the epidemic will take months to bring under control and may effect up to 2000 people is that no health crisis can be swiftly and sustainably resolved with weak health systems. Health workers are the […]