The Ministry of Health wishes to inform the general public that there are a hundred and twenty-four people on quarantine at various locations. Seventeen absconded from the quarantine centers, thereby posing a great risk...

Since the diagnosis of the first case of Coronavirus in The Gambia, on March 17th, 2020, nine suspected cases have undergone testing and one has tested positive on March 20nd, 2020. This is the...

If you are sick with COVID-19 or suspect you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, follow the steps below to help prevent the disease from spreading to people in your home and...

Person-to-person spread The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet). Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs...

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). Coronavirus disease...

Basics of Diabetes Diabetes is a disease that can seriously impair a person if not properly managed. The first step is to know the basics of the disease. There are different types of Diabetes,...

Do you, by any chance, wonder why a “witch hunting” mission, that happened in The Gambia in 2009, is a health issue? Well, here is the reason why – the mental health of the...

The Gambia has had three presidents ever since independence in February 18, 1965. Throughout that time, and even in this current period, healthcare has been so poor and has not been given the priority...

Hello there, Our campaign: “Create A Healthy Gambia” is underway and in order to reach our goal we need your contribution. How your donation will help: Gambia is a third-world country that has a...

  It was before Ramadan. I’m not sure what date Ramadan was in 2015. But I did receive a call from Jimbee again and she said that it’s been a while and that there...

  Fatoumata (patient) went through a tough labor and delivery. She was taken to the Ahmadiyya Hospital at about 11 am, where she was first attended to by the head nurse on duty. She...

Health system in The Gambia is partially decentralized, meaning regional level administrations are not autonomous. This affects their functionality in terms of dispensation of duties. They rely on decisions from central level which may...

Losing a loved one is never easy to deal with. When I was a Nursing student, witnessing a patient’s death and seeing the pains that families go through, has always been difficult for me...

Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) or nosocomial infections, are infections that patients contract during a hospital stay. Even though all patients are at risk for acquiring these infections, young children, the elderly, and patients who...

DECLARATION This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Higher National Diploma in Public and Environmental Health. This research was done at Bakau Health Center in The...

Female genital mutilation (FGM), or simply female circumcision, will always be one of the most horrific experiences I had from my country, The Gambia. There are many ethnic groups in the Gambia, among which...