As part of its core mandate in saving lives, the army made an impressive turn-out on Tuesday to donate blood to the various health facilities across the country. The massive blood donation exercise coincides with the International Blood Donor Day on Tuesday. “The turn-out was impressive,” enthused the Director of[Read More…]
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Inspectors To Mobilize At Fish Landing Sites To Investigate Report Of Sniper Usage
Inspectors will be mobilized at some fish landing sites as part of immediate measures to establish whether Sniper insecticide was being used to preserve fish, JollofNews can reveal. According to the Gambia Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA), the inspectors, to be divided into three groups, will be looking for[Read More…]
New Vaccine Plant In Senegal Gets 75 Million Euros From EIB
The European Investment Bank (EIB) committed 75 million euros ($80 million) on Thursday to finance construction of a new facility in Senegal that will produce COVID-19 and other vaccines for use across Africa. The plant, run by the Dakar-based Institut Pasteur, is intended to help Africa reduce its dependence on[Read More…]
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