The director general of the Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) has disclosed that his institution destroyed 903 tons of confiscated food items in 2023. DG Mamadou Bah made the disclosure during a Tuesday press briefing at the FSQA headquarters in Bakau. “Between 2023 and 2024, FSQA conducted 10,592 food safety inspections nationwide. A total…
The Ghanaian Contingent of the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG GHANCOY 9) has launched a four-day blood donation exercise at Essau Government Hospital, reinforcing military-civil cooperation while addressing a critical need in the country’s health sector. The initiative, running from September 15 to 18, 2025, aims to replenish blood banks to support patients requiring…
Conscious Health and Hygiene Foundation, an organisation of progressive and development-oriented Gambians passionate about health and hygiene, is setto stage a launching ceremony. Scheduled for Saturday, August 30, the ceremony will mark the official unveiling of the foundation dedicated to promoting health consciousness, hygiene awareness and sustainable community well-being across The Gambia and beyond. The…
The Ministry of Health has confirmed a case of Mpox in The Gambia, detected through the country’s routine surveillance system on 18 July 2025. The announcement comes amid growing regional concern over the virus, which had previously been declared a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…
In a startling revelation, Dr Winston Ceesay, top Ophthalmologist and CEO of the Sheikh Zayed Regional Eye Care Centre (SZRECC), has revealed that according to expert estimates, 22 million people would go blind due to glaucoma by 2040 – a decade and half from now. This disclosure came amid heightened concerns with regard to eye…
The executive members of the Education Students Association at the University of The Gambia have had edifying discussion on nutrition matters with the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA). The two bodies, who met on Thursday at the NaNA headquarters in Bakau, discussed ways to work together on programmes that aim to improve nutrition, particularly for babies…
A Board member of the Global Allergy and Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP) headquartered in Vienna, Austria, has urged Gambians to be favourably disposed towards people living with asthma and other respiratory diseases and help to collectively tackle them. Mr Ugo Nwangoro, Secretary, GAAPP Board of Directors, and also the Founder and Coordinator of the Asthma…
