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…]
Opinion
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Gambia’s Media Must Not Be Deferential To Authority, Intolerant Of Contrarian Views
These are not good times for the Gambian media. Most people I know have formed an irrevocable impression that it’s become pusillanimous. Where once newspapers, radio stations boasted of challenging and exposing the government, we now flinch from doing so. Worse, when our voices are raised it’s against the government’s[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Doctors’ Rights And Responsibilities
I put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) in response to brother Madi Jobarteh’s passionate support of Gambia’s striking junior doctors. Madi’s thesis in support of the doctors’ strike has moved beyond the specific complaint about the Health Minister’s utterances, but I would like to start with my brief[Read More…]
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