Over the past several days, I have read with concern some of the stories about Gambian deportees returning from the United States. I would like to clear up some misunderstandings and provide more information about this process, and about the important partnership between the United States and The Gambia. It[Read More…]
Opinion
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Using Social Media To Amplify The Voice Of Protesting Doctors
Fatoumatta: The ongoing resident doctors strike in the country has taken a new dimension with doctors taking to social networking sites to air their grievances. In the process they have forged a discussion in the new information spaces and rallied support for their actions. Doctors have taken to social media[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Resident Doctors And The Hippocratic Oath Vs The Gov’t
Fatoumatta: One criticism of the members of the Association of Resident Doctors strike has been that doctors are bound to a set of responsibilities under the Hippocratic Oath, and that their work is a “calling”. Health workers have countered this by arguing that they have responsibilities, but that they also[Read More…]