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…
