A one-time senior staff of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has contended that the roll-back of the KMC health financing scheme by the Talib Bensouda administration suggests lack of sympathy and empathy on the part of the Kanifing Municipality mayor. The KMC health financing initiative was modelled on other health[Read More…]
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New High-Security Lab Under Construction At MRC Unit In The Gambia
Construction has begun on a state-of-the-art Containment Level 3 (CL3) laboratory at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, part of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in The Gambia. The project marks a major expansion of the Unit’s capacity to tackle some of the region’s most pressing[Read More…]
Gambia To Scale Up Efforts To End HIV/AIDS
Gambia’s Deputy Director of Health Promotion and Education, Sanjally Trawally, has expressed government commitment to stepping up efforts with a view to fighting off HIV/AIDS. “World AIDS Day is an opportunity to reflect on the progress made to date, raise awareness about the challenges that remain to achieve the goals[Read More…]