The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved $32.2 million to fund the creation of the School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences at the University of The Gambia, in a major boost for the country’s struggling health sector. The funding is part of a wider $297 million package approved for[Read More…]
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Mysterious Vulture Deaths Alarm Bonto Kuta Villagers
Residents of Bonto Kuta village in the Kombo East district are raising alarm following the discovery of more than eleven dead vultures over the weekend, all found without their heads. The grim scene has left many in the West Coast Region community both disturbed and puzzled, with suspicions ranging from[Read More…]
Scrapping Of KMC’s Health Financing Scheme Smacks Of Lack Of Empathy’
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…]