Tag: the gambia

IMF Says Gambia’s Economic Recovery & Tax Collection Weaker Than Anticipated

IMF’s acting board chair Mr. Bo Li said recently that the Gambia’s economic recovery and tax collection are “weaker than anticipated while inflationary pressures and foreign exchange shortages are intensifying”. According to Mr. Li, this situation has been engendered by the ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Covid-19 hangover[Read More…]

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The Gambia National Health Insurance Scheme

THE GAMBIA NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME: A PANACEA FOR OUR  HEALTHCARE WORRIES, OR ANOTHER MONEY WASTING STATE ENTERPRISE. The National Health Insurance Act 2021 (NHIA), which has as its main objective,  “To ensure the attainment of universal health coverage in The Gambia,” will go down in history as the most[Read More…]

HIV/AIDS Threat Is Still Real In The Gambia!

Even the National Aids Secretariat (NAS) itself is in uncertainty about the exact figure, regarding people living with HIV/AIDS in The Gambia. However, an outline of the country’s HIV/AIDS picture, as recently painted by NAS boss, should serve as a call for caution against HIV/AIDS. The number of people living[Read More…]

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