Gambia Faces Rising Mental Health Crisis, Advocates Warn

One in Eight Gambians Affected By Amadou Manjang As the world prepares to mark World Mental Health Day, advocates and young people in The Gambia have raised the alarm over a growing mental health crisis. A recent survey reveals that one in every...

5TH OCTOBER 2025 THE GAMBIA PRESIDENT ADAMA BARROW DONATES TEN MILLION DALASIS (10,000,000) TO DIPPA KUNDA CENTRAL MOSQUE COMMITTEE FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONSTRUCTION.

There are People Asking why The President Doantes Mosques and Forget About Health Care of The Gambians. According to Sources The Royal Victoria Hospital In The Capital is in a Mess Suitation, lack of Adequate treatment and Lack of Proper...

Health minister meets with Muslim counterparts over cooperation

Ammon News - Minister of Health Dr. Ibrahim Badour held a series of bilateral meetings with a number of his Muslim counterparts, while chairing the Conference of Health Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), hosted by Jordan,...

Pharma Company Shut Down After Child-Killing Cough Syrup Scandal

MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA - Over the past month, dozens of children, all under the age of five, died after allegedly consuming contaminated cough syrup. The children died after consuming cough medicine linked to Tamil Nadu-based company Sreson...

FLAG Engages Women in Bwiam on Legal Rights and Access to Justice

By Mariama Marong The Female Lawyers Association of The Gambia (FLAG) over the weekend engaged women and community members in Bwiam, West Coast Region, on their legal rights and responsibilities as part of its ongoing nationwide sensitization...

A combination typhoid and non-typhoidal Salmonella polysaccharide conjugate vaccine in healthy adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 1 trial

Feasey, N. A., Dougan, G., Kingsley, R. A., Heyderman, R. S. & Gordon, M. A. Invasive non-typhoidal salmonella disease: an emerging and neglected tropical disease in Africa. Lancet 379, 2489–2499 (2012). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google...

SYRUP OF DEATH

Amid ruckus over ‘cough syrup deaths’, the PIB’s fact-check arm on Monday, busted a video claiming that Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide component in cough syrups has been banned. The government clarified that Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide does not...

Gambia Urged To Adopt “Treat First, Report Later” In Emergency Medical Care

By: Binta Jaiteh The Library and Research Department of the National Assembly has raised serious concerns over the requirement for police reports before patients involved in accidents or crime-related injuries can receive emergency medical care....

Gambia’s 2026 Hajj package fixed at D585,000 per pilgrim

According to Minister Bah, the revised package includes a $50 insurance fee, a $42 medical services charge for doctors, and an increase in the zone fee from $199 to $399, alongside other rising costs. He said these changes, coupled with...

Post MP kids’ deaths, pharma panel make glycol test must for all syrup formulations

In the wake of 24 deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to cough syrups adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG), the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission has amended norms and made it mandatory for all oral liquid formulations to be...

Rewind: Deadly cough cure — how safe are our medicines

A series of child deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup has exposed deep cracks in India’s drug regulation and manufacturing oversight By Kattamreddy Ananth Rupesh In the recent past, at least 14 paediatric deaths have been allegedly linked to...

Al-Badour: Opening New Doors for Medical Tourism in Jordan

Minister of Health Dr. Ibrahim Al-Badour held a series of bilateral meetings with several of his counterparts from Islamic countries on the sidelines of the Islamic Conference of Health Ministers, hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Amman...

“THE GIRL I AM, THE CHANGE I LEAD.” UNICEF Gambia’s Statement for the 2025 International Day of the Girl

- Advertisement - Statement Delivered by Ms. Nafisa Binte Shafique, Country Representative, UNICEF Gambia Published below verbatim: - Advertisement - Banjul, 11 October 2025 — “Today, we stand with girls in The Gambia and across the globe under...

Chhindwara’s Coldrif deaths show India’s dangerous irony—pharmacy of the world, failing at home

In a country that prides itself as the pharmacy to the world, the word medicine should carry trust. But in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, that trust curdled into grief, and then into national and international news headlines and page 1 stories. Over...

Gambia to Launch National Trust Fund, Mobilize Global Support for Refugees

By: Fatou Krubally The Gambia has announced plans to establish a National Trust Fund and host a National Donor Conference to bolster support for refugees and asylum seekers in the country. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior...

Pharmacy of the underworld: India's quality control disease

Once again, the ‘pharmacy of the world’ has shown its ugly side. As per jaded script, the drug controller of the state has been transferred and three officials suspended since the deaths of at least 20 children in Madhya Pradesh since Sept 2 from...

Officer says 2 pistols, 9 rounds recovered in Banjul armed robbery

When asked by State Counsel to explain to the court what transpired during the arrest of Abdoulie Jallow, the mechanic, Deputy Superintendent of Police Lamin Saidykhan of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) boldly stated: “We told the mechanic that...

Gambian cancer specialist deplores impact of breast cancer on young women

"I think it's also important for those of us at home to also realize the importance of this condition and help create awareness about breast cancer. In my role as a doctor, as a specialist who specializes in cancer surgeries, I see patients on a...

At least 16 children aged under five killed after taking tainted cough medicine laced with toxic industrial chemical

AT LEAST 16 children have died after taking cough syrup contaminated with a toxic industrial chemical. The shocking deaths occurred in Madhya Pradesh, central India, in late August. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Thank you! These are some of...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 to be Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation Chief Executive Office (CEO) and Inaugurated by the President of The Gambia

(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) Merck Foundation (), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, will conduct the 12th Edition of their annual conference, “Merck Foundation Africa Asia Lumina”y”, in partnership with the Government of The Gambia in...