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The recent study of global patterns of death among aged 10-24 years of age has found that road traffic accidents, complication during pregnancy and...

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Mariatou Jallow, has said that the need for research and innovation into traditional medical products...

Latrikunda Upper Basic School has once again been awarded World No Tobacco Day 2009 for its giant step in the fight against tobacco use at a...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to The Gambia, Dr. Thomas Sekwu has disclosed that about five million people unnecessarily die...

The National Coordinator of Future Care Hospice Gambia, Mr. Abel Igbe has spoken of his organisation’s commitment in helping the poor and the needy...

African countries, with the support of WHO and other development partners, are continuously strengthening their general capacity to deal with cases...

A gift of 9.7 million dollars from the WHO and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will speed up the availability of drugs for paediatric use. ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the “rigorous implementation of the STOP TB Strategy, including universal coverage with DOTS (the...

Today, the 24th of March 2009, is World TB Day. On 2 March 1882, Robert Koch discovered the organism that causes tuberculosis. TB is a major...