Banjul International Airport, 2nd March, 2021 A milestone arrival of 36,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVAX vaccine in The Gambia; the vaccines were handed over to the Ministry of Health (MoH) at Banjul International Airpo…
Read moreWorld Health Organization (WHO) Gambia trained 60 local journalists on prevention and management of misinformation in the context of COVID-19. From 18th to 19th January 2021, journalists were equipped with skills t…
Read moreBANJUL, 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 shield…
Read moreIn 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…
Read more “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 …
Read moreBANJUL, 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 Minis…
Read moreBanjul, 9 May 2019:The 5th of May 2019 was a momentous occasion in the fight against malaria for both The Gambia and Senegal. Both countries successfully launched a synchronized Long Lasting Insecticide Bet Net (LLIN) Ca…
Read moreBANJUL, 19 APRIL 2019: H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray, The Vice President of The Republic of The Gambia, officially presided over the signing-in ceremony of the Gambia’s Health Compact. Attended by government ministr…
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