Gambia: Health Ministry Receives U.S.$1.5 Million Supplies From Japan And UNICEF
[The Point] UNICEF and the Embassy of Japan in Senegal, accredited to The Gambia, handed over more than 1.5 million USD in supplies to support the Ministry of Health of The Gambia to strengthen national immunization services. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - May 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Mali: WHO Congratulates Benin and Mali for Eliminating Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
[WHO] WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO's African Region to achieve this significant milestone. Countries that previously received WHO validation for trachoma elimination are Ghana (June 2018), Gambia (April 2021), Togo (May 2022) and Malawi (September 2022). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 17, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
India considers testing cough syrups before export: Report
India's health ministry is considering a proposal from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to test cough syrups for export in government laboratories after Indian-made versions were linked to dozens of deaths last year. Syrups made by companies based near New Delhi were linked to the deaths of at least 70 children in Gambia and 19 in Uzbekistan. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - May 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Gambia: Wepf, Partners Support Tanka Tanka Psychiatric Hospital
[The Point] Women Empowerment Project Foundation in collaboration with partners last Thursday donated bags of rice and cooking utensils to Tanka Tanka Psychiatric Hospital to support thenutritionofinstitutionalisedpatientsatthe hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 15, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Tobacco Control Committee Embarks On Enforcement Exercise
[The Point] The National Tobacco Control Committee last Sunday concluded a two-day enforcement exercise that took them to various regions across the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 12, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Prevalence, correlates, and trends of intimate partner violence against women in Gambia: results from 2 national cross-sectional health surveys - Shaikh MA.
The objectives of this study were to analyze the prevalence, correlates and trends of this global public health menace perpetrated by men against women using the most recent nationally representati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Gambia: AAFWA Prexy Urges Society to Be Responsive to the Plight of Asthmatics As World Observes Asthma Awareness Month
[The Point] The President of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of West Africa (AAFWA) has called on the public to be more responsive to the plight of asthma patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 4, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Access to Income, Protein in Rural Gambia Grows
[The Point] Sare Birom, a remote farming community in the Upper Niumi District, North Bank Region practices rain-fed agriculture. Like other hard-to-reach rural communities, Sare Birom is also bereft of basic and essential services making life difficult for most inhabitants to have improved living conditions during the dry season. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 4, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Public Mental Health!
[The Point] Mental disorders account for at least 18% of global disease burden, and the associated annual global costs are projected to be US$6 trillion by 2030. Evidence-based, cost-effective public mental health (PMH) interventions exist to prevent mental disorders from arising, prevent associated impacts of mental disorders (including through treatment), and promote mental wellbeing and resilience. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 4, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Indian cough syrup: mystery middleman may be new clue
NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) - An unnamed middleman in Mumbai provided a crucial raw material used in Indian-made cough syrups that have been linked to the deaths of more than 70 children in Gambia, a chemicals trader involved in the supply chain told Reuters. The World Health Organization said last…#mumbai #gambia #deg #goelpharmachem #delhi #southkorean #skccoltd #sharadgoel #northdelhi #skc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ghana: Tapalapa - the Gambian Bread That May Control Weight Loss (2)
[Ghanaian Times] Sarita, E(2016) study found that as pertains to most cereals, millet is a starchy grain -- meaning that it's rich in carbs. Additionally, millet is loaded with several vitamins and minerals. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 28, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: U.S Extends Anti-Malaria Support to Gambia
[The Point] To mark World Malaria Day, U.S. President Joseph Biden announced that the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) will form a partnership with The Gambia as part of the effort to eliminate malaria around the world. This announcement, which also included Burundi and Togo, will increase the number of PMI partner countries to 30, with 27 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and three in Southeast Asia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Gambia: Neighbourhood Medical Clinic Donates Drugs to BMCHH, KGH
[The Point] Neighborhood Medical Clinic, a private clinic co-founded by Haruna S. Jallow and Ebrima Nyang recently extended magnanimity to Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital (BMCHH) and Kanifing General Hospital (KGH) with the presentation of essential medical drugs worth over one million dalasis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ghana: Tapalapa - The Gambian Bread That May Control Weight Loss (1)
[Ghanaian Times] When I arrived in the Gambia, Tapalapa was one bread that I found that it is highly consumed. I always wonder why it is most preferred in the Gambia. This ignorance is expected due to my perception concerning some white bread in my home country which lacks fiber. I often assumed the Gambian bread is akin to this plain white bread I know. But I found that this Gambian bread has a different nutritional outlook. This could be true. For instance, one study by (Serra-Majem and Bautista-Castaño et al. 201 (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Consequences of Youth Substance Abuse
[The Point] Young people who persistently abuse substances often experience an array of problems, including academic difficulties, health-related problems (including mental health), poor peer relationships and involvement with the juvenile justice system. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 11, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
