Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu: Chewing Gum improves academic performance
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu
Chewing Gum improves academic performance
This article seems funny though, but I am tempted to do this write-up due to the many female...
Trial Continues: Will Victims of Children’s Cough Syrup Deaths Receive Justice?
By: Seringe ST Touray
The trial surrounding the tragic deaths of children in The Gambia due to tainted syrups resumed at the Banjul High Court on Tuesday. The...
Mother Pleads for urgent support as 1-year-old daughter diagnosed with heart failure
By: Dawda Baldeh
Abbie Saidy, 33, and mother of a 1-year-old baby girl who is diagnosed with heart failure, is seeking urgent support to facilitate the treatment of...
Foni Kansala NAM Likens Anti-FGM Advocate to Western Conspiracy against Religion & Culture
By: Dawda Baldeh
Following the introduction of a highly contentious bill aimed at repealing the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) before lawmakers in Banjul, Honorable Almame Gibba,...
Human Rights Activist Tabou Njie Sarr Describes FGM/C as a Health Hazard to Women
By: Alieu Jallow
Tabou Njie Sarr, a human rights activist and advocate, says FGM/C is a health hazard to women due to its dire consequences. She lamented that...
Update on AKI Trial: Government Negotiating Compensation for Victims’ Families
By: Seringe ST Touray
It can be recalled that in 2022, around seventy children under the age of five succumbed to kidney failure after consuming contaminated medicines, sparking...
Authorities say increase in NCDs in Gambia underlines need, urgency to combat tobacco use
By: Momodou Justice Darboe, Association of Health Journalists (AOHJ)
The Gambia has carved an enviable position for itself in the global tobacco control arena but the increase in...
Health Myths/Benefits: University of The Gambia Medical Students Association ©
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Fish is among the healthiest foods on the planet.
It’s loaded with important nutrients, such as protein and vitamin D.
Fish is also a great source of omega-3 fatty...
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...
The Science of Eating Dates during Ramadan
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu
Dates (Phoenix dactylifera) are the sweetest fruits native to Iraq. The date palm tree produces these fruits, which have long been a...
Concerns Over Expired Food and Beverages Sold in Events, Shops, and Supermarkets
By: Seringe ST Touray
Gambians express concerns over reported cases of expired drinks circulating in the country, raising worries about the import of expired food items without proper...
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,...
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...
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...
Attaya: Improves brain function, protects brain ageing
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu
The writer
Attaya: Improves brain function, protects brain ageing
In recent times, I have been delving into the potency of attaya in the Gambia....
“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...
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...
Cabbage Juice Heals Ulcers
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu
In my naturopathic clinical settings, I have seen how drinking 1.5 litres cabbage juice for three weeks completely healed people with serious...
University Of The Gambia Medical Students Association Health Myths/Benefits
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Health Myths/Benefits
As the use of microwaves becomes more rampant, not all utensils are safe and approved for this purpose. In...
Tanka Tanka Reveals Illegal Drugs Account for 60% of Its Admission Cases
By: Ismaila Bah
The only psychiatric hospital in The Gambia for mentally challenged individuals, commonly known as 'Tanka Tanka,' revealed that 60% of its admission cases are drug-induced...
