Pa Assan serves in the portering wing at the A&E - Accident and Emergency Department of the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
He leads a team making sure that the numerous patients are at the right place and at the right time for their treatment in the most professional manner.
Hon. Pa Assan Badjan BEM who is a member of the SERCO team of Barts Health championing the values of the country’s National Health Service (NHS), is described by colleagues as enthusiastic about his work. He has been praised for his support for others during the covid-19 pandemic and the care and compassion he shows to patients.
On receiving the prestigious British Empire Medal awarded to individuals who have made a significant difference to their local community through ‘hands-on’ services, Hon. Pa Assan said, “being recognised for such a privilege as the BEM, especially approved by the Queen, is a true honour and makes me and my family very proud.”
He seized the opportunity to call all and sundry to collectively support frontliners’ fight and stop the deadly coronavirus for the common good of all countries across the world.
Hon. Pa Assan Badjan BEM who is a social commentator within the Gambian community in the UK is a humanitarian in his own right for the needy and also served as a journalist for many years outside his work which dates back to 1993, most of which is voluntary.
The British Empire Medal is awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown.
Tunde Muyi Ogundimu, the coordinator of Magassy Model Farm has said that the Magassy Foundation for Relevant Easy Adult Literacy (MF-REAL) is meant to build strong awareness at community level to improve the lives of people in society as well as promote vision 2016- 2022 which is in line with the Gambia’s National Development Plan.
The customs manager attached at Basse Custom Post, Buba Ceesay, has disclosed that the border closure between Guinea Conakry and Senegal has negatively impacted the collection of revenue in the Upper River Region. He added that this is due to the political crisis in Guinea Conakry.
Dr. Assan Jaye, the TRRC’s expert witness on HIV/AIDS treatment (alternative treatment programme) championed by former President Yahya Jammeh's, said HIV patients who joined the programme described it as bogus.
Over 50 former National Assembly Members (NAMs) including regional governors of the former and current regimes over the weekend met President Adama Barrow at his office at State House, Banjul, as the race towards the much anticipated 2021 presidential election is getting nearer.
