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Governor Touray receives RAFAM executive

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

The executive members of the Rural Association Against Malaria (RAFAM), a community based organisation in URR, recently called on the governor of ...

UN Secretary General’s Message on World TB Day

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Tuesday 24th March marks World Tuberculosis Day, a day which is celebrated world wide. Below we reproduced the full text of the message of the United...

UN boss on World TB Day

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

As the world observed World Tuberculosis Day yesterday, March 25, the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki Moon issued a statement welcoming the...

The effects of smoking and the use of illegal drugs on youths

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

It is indeed very sad to see a few number of Gambian youths, particularly students smoking in nook and cranny, in the streets and around shops close...

Good News for Gambia’s Medical Sector

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

We congratulate the 3rdbatch of medical assistants who recently graduated after completing a one-year medical assistant laboratory course at the...

KENYA: Isolation wards vital in TB fight

Monday, November 03, 2008

Five months after a specialised facility for multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients was established at Kenyatta National Hospital in...

New herbal pharmacy opens

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A new herbal clinic was recently opened in Ghana town, Brufut by the Traditional Medicine and Home Care Foundation (TMHCF). The pharmacy is located...

Journalists sensitized on TB prevention

Friday, May 30, 2008

The National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme of the Department of State for Health and Social Welfare on Tuesday began a two-day...

Health Journalist Training on TB Management Kicks Off

Thursday, May 29, 2008

A two-day training course for health journalists on the prevention and control of tuberculosis prevention and control is underway at the Paradise...

Continued Co-operation Will Yield Great Results

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Well done to the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme (NLTP) at the Department of State for Health for organising, and the Global Fund...