The regional health director of Lower River Health Region has revealed that open defecation is still practiced in the region, citing poverty as one of the main causes. Mr. Bolong S. Jobarteh told GRTS recently that though open defecation has been consigned to the past in some relatively affluent communities,[Read More…]
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Doctors Warn Cylinders As Only Oxygen Source At EFSTH Dangerous
Doctors at the Gambia’s main referral hospital have raised concern over the hospital’s heavy dependence on cylinders as the only oxygen source. Currently, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul is challenged by oxygen issues. According to information gathered by JollofNews, the hospital has no other oxygen source than[Read More…]
Gambia: Dump-Site Sprouts Behind Prisons’ Juvenile Wing
An illegal dump-site is sprouting up just behind the juvenile wing of the State Central Prisons in Old Jeshwang, JollofNews has discovered. The pathway between the prison and Charles Fowli’s is strewn with waste. The situation could apparently lead to serious environmental, health and safety issues if grave is not[Read More…]
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