After weeks of strike action over payment of allowances, the determination of the aggrieved public health staff to protest have apparently cracked under the severity of the health minister’s warning earlier this week. Dr. Amadou Lamin Samateh has threateningly told the agitating staff to immediately go back to work or[Read More…]
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Ninth Suspect Escapes As 8 Arrested for ‘Using Tire’ To Smoke Cowskin
One of those allegedly involved in the use of used tires as fuel to smoke cowskin (Kawkanda) is now of particular interest to the police. The police in conjunction with Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) this morning arrested two men and six women somewhere in Abuko but the ninth[Read More…]
Gambia To Embark On A Second Round Of Mass Immunization Against Polio
As lab samples have revealed the presence of the polio virus in the country, the Ministry of Health and partners will start a second round of vaccination drive. The four-day mass immunization campaign is scheduled for March 19 – 22, 2022, and children below 5 years will be the leading[Read More…]