The First Lady of the Gambia has selected by the African Union Commission to lead the West African region’s efforts in ensuring a pollution-free Africa. Fatou Bah-Barrow  was selected at the just...

A Gambian man who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer has been sent away from a British hospital because he was not eligible for free NHS care. According to The Guardian Newspaper, Saloum, 54, who...

(JollofNews) – Type 2 diabetes is on the rise among the Afro-Caribbean population in the UK, and many are still unaware of the risk it poses to their health. Muritala Bakare finds out what...

(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow Friday presided over the commissioning of 14 ambulances to be distributed across the country, particularly in the provinces. The ambulances which are a replacement...

Two US based organisations, Dreams and the International Medical & Dental Relief are teaming up with the Gambia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoH&SW  to provide free medical...

A seven-man delegation from the privately owned Guangdong New South Group Company Limited in Beijing, China, Thursdays arrived in the Gambia to establish cooperation with a view to eradicating malaria...

Greenpeace Africa Food for Life Campaigner Claire Nasike has commended Gambian authorities for taking action against harmful food that can cause health hazards. The move taken by the country’s food...

The Gambia’s Food Safety and Quality Authority has successfully disposed off 640 boxes of rotten eggs that were confiscated from a local retailer. The eggs were prevented from reaching local markets...

A five-day training for health doctors and nurses to help improve their work in the application of standard and quality treatment for patients with terminal conditions Monday commenced at the National...

Gambia’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Cherno Omar Barry, has rubbished rumours that his ministry has refused an offer from the World Health Organisation (WHO)...