Inside Ndemban Hospital – My Terrifying Life Experience
By: Dawda Baldeh
Privileges granted by our creator, such as health, wealth, and power, are a significant focus in this era of social media platforms.
Many individuals fail to...
Foni Kansala NAM, Almameh Gibba, Calls for the Arrest of Dr. Daffeh
By: Alieu Jallow
The National Assembly Member for Foni Kansala district, Almameh Gibba, has called for the arrest of Dr. Babanding Daffeh, a gynecologist he alleges is responsible...
University of The Gambia Medical Students Association: Health myths/benefits of the ‘mborr mborr’ tea
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THE MBORR MBORR TEA
It’s always refreshing after long hours of fasting, easily accessible and cheap, some date it back to ancient times, linked to...
“I can’t recall signing an MOU with MoH.” Board Member’s Testimony Raises Questions About...
By: Alieu Jallow
"I cannot recall sitting in a board meeting to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Health," stated Ernest Andrew Mendy, a...
Fake Drugs in the Gambia: Intellectual Property as a Solution
By: Muhamed Lamin Ceesay
Globally, the WHO mentions that between 72,430 and 169,271 children have died of pneumonia each year after taking counterfeit antibiotics. Recently, The Gambia has...
Woman Narrowly Escapes Death Due to Medical Negligence After Birth; Husband Threatens Legal Action
By: Dawda Baldeh
Aji Fatou Kassama, a resident of Bakau in the Kanifing Municipality, shared with The Fatu Network her harrowing experience of surviving a near-death situation. She...
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Health myths/benefits
The use of Tobacco mixed products known locally as "tabaa" is a common practice across The Gambia, Senegal and Guinea Bissau. It is used by women...
Debate over FGM: Hadith expert Muqbil tells religious leaders to not religionize FGM
By Dawda Baldeh
In The Gambia, a contentious debate persists over whether Female Circumcision/Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is rooted in religion or culture, and whether it should remain...
Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu insists on accountability for any National Assembly Member supporting the...
By Alieu Jallow
Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu, founder of Gambian Women Are Free to Choose (GWAFC), urged Gambian women to hold National Assembly Members accountable for their votes...
Medical Negligence on the rise in the Gambia: A Call for National Action
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu and Juliana Twumwaa Obeng
Medical Negligence on the rise in the Gambia: A Call for National Action
As...
DLEAG’s AIRPORT COMMAND NABS NIGERIAN NATIONAL WHO SWALLOWED 130 PELLETS OF SUSPECTED COCAINE
Operatives of Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) stationed at Banjul International Airport (BIA) intercepted a Nigerian National attempting to smuggle one hundred and thirty (130)...
Retired teacher pleads for assistance to facilitate wife’s kidney transplant
By: Dawda Baldeh
Omar Cham, a 62-year-old retired teacher with over four decades of teaching experience is pleading for urgent assistance to facilitate his wife’s kidney transplant, who...
Tapalapa: The Gambian Bread that may control weight Loss
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu
The writer
Tapalapa- The Gambian Bread
When I arrived in the Gambia, Tapalapa was one bread that I found is highly consumed. I always wonder...
Three Senior Health Officials Face 13 Charges, Including Corruption, Theft, and Forgery
By: Jawo
Three senior health officials, including Muhammadou Lamin Jaiteh, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health, Balla Kandeh, the program manager of the Malaria Control Programme,...
Attaya as Aphrodisiac: Boosts Libido and Sexual Pleasure
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu
The writer
Attaya as Aphrodisiac: Boosts Libido and Sexual Pleasure
Don’t be too quick to judge as I have noticed in the Gambia...
NAMs Divided in Opinions as Bill Seeking to Decriminalize FGM Practice is Tabled in...
By: Dawda Baldeh
The ongoing debate surrounding the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the recently tabled bill aiming to decriminalize it continues to gain momentum, capturing...
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Health Myths/Benefits
It comes naturally for a lot of people to eat fruits after peeling them, but this is where we...
Gambia: How sugar in your drinks destroys the body
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu
The writer
Gambia: How sugar in your drinks destroys the body
I have observed keenly that there is a wide range of sugar desserts...
Mobile Phone Usage Linked to Decreased Sperm Quality in Men?
By: Seringe ST Touray
Researchers have discovered a potential link between frequent cellphone use and a decline in semen quality.
A recent study involving 2,886 Swiss men aged 18...
Former Female Circumciser (Nyansimba) Urges Parliamentarians to Uphold FGM/C Ban
By: Alieu Jallow
Hulay Damba, from Simoto Touba in the Toumana district of the Upper River Region, was a circumciser, known locally as a "Nyansimba." Engaged in the...
