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VP Njie-Saidy Launches New Vaccine

Picture: VP Isatou Njie Saidy

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The new Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) was yesterday launched at a ceremony held at the Kanifing Municipal Council, making The Gambia to be...

‘Mad’ man kills mother

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

A woman believed to be in her late 60s is reported to have been killed by her own son, who allegedly hit her with a digging implement, last Sunday...

Nigerian community condemns kidnap incidence

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Nigerian community in The Gambia has condemned, unequivocally, the "shameful" act of the six Nigerian internet scammers who kidnapped a...

SIC President Frowns at Increased Incidence of Rape, Murder

Picture: Momodou Lamin Touray (President of SIC)

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Recent reports of young boys involved in murder and adults engaged in rape in this country have raised serious concerns among the general...

VP Njie-Saidy receives former Nigerian High Commissioner

Monday, December 08, 2008

Aja Dr Isatou Njie Saidy, vice president and secretary of state for women’s affairs, last Friday, received in her office a former Nigerian High...

SWAZILAND: Winning the fight against malaria

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Monday, December 01, 2008

MANZINI Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - A decline in the incidence of malaria in Swaziland is being attributed to a devastating drought in the...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Malnutrition concerns in country’s prisons

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Friday, November 28, 2008

DAKAR Tuesday, September 02, 2008 (IRIN) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a nutritional feeding programme at the...

24 solar panels stolen in CRR

Friday, November 28, 2008

Reports from CRR indicate that 2 dozen solar panels have gone missing in the villages of Manna and Nyanga in Sami and Niani districts respectively,...

Intermittent preventive treatment discussed

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Atleast twenty health workers in Central River Region CRR on Sunday February 10 concluded a three day training on intermittent preventive treatment...