This new shipment of Pfizer doses follows the donation of over 300,000 doses of the Single-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccine to The Gambia in 2021 by the U.S. Government, bringing the United States’ total donation of vaccines to The Gambia to over 400,000 since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations are part of the U.S. government’s global efforts to fight the pandemic.
The Pfizer Vaccine underwent rigorous testing and is currently being administered in the United States - with millions of Americans receiving the vaccine.
The U.S. Embassy in Banjul is coordinating closely with partners to ensure the safe arrival, storage, and administration of the vaccines in The Gambia. The United States Government will continue to partner with The Gambia to support its vaccination campaign.
The women gardeners of Jiboroh village in the Kombo East District of the West Coast Region (WCR) have abandoned their five hectares garden since 2015 due to lack of proper fence to prevent animals from intruding the agricultural site.
The COP26 (UN climate change conference) regional ambassador for West Africa, Janet Rogan, on Thursday visited the Gambia for the second time to engage the government on their post COP26 commitments.
NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Gambia will make it mandatory for all pharmaceutical products from India to be inspected and tested prior to shipment from July 1, according to Gambian government documents reviewed by Reuters, the first known restrictions on national exports following the deaths of dozens of children linked to Indian-made cough syrups.
The Gambia government in its TRRC White Paper has accepted to prosecute Edward Singhatey and Yankuba Touray for the 'torture and inhumane treatment of the UDP supporters at the Denton Bridge in September 1996.
