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…]
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E/Guinea Confirms First-Ever Marburg Outbreak
Equatorial Guinea Monday confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease after preliminary tests carried out following the deaths of at least nine people in the country’s western Kie Ntem Province turned out positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever. Equatorial Guinean health authorities sent samples to the Institut Pasteur reference[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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