The Ministry of Health, with WHO-Gambia, held a three-day training on environmental health surveillance to boost Gambia’s capacity in monitoring health threats, supporting global polio eradication, as highlighted by Selassi Amah D’Almeida.
The Ministry of Health, with the support of WHO-Gambia, conducted a three-day training on environmental health surveillance.
The training aims to enhance the country’s capacity to monitor health as part of the global effort to eradicate polio. Selassi Amah D’Almeida highlighted the importance of monitoring the environment due to increasing health threats worldwide.
The Senegalese navy intercepted 201 migrants, including women and children, in Foundiougne and the Saloum Delta, as the dangerous Atlantic route to Spain’s Canary Islands sees nearly 47,000 arrivals in 2024, with growing numbers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan.
Lamin Jabbi, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of The Gambia, participated in the BRICS Forum in Xiamen, China, on September 16-17. He emphasized the significance of implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in developing nations to bridge the digital gap. He highlighted The Gambia’s involvement in the Initiative for International Cooperation on New Industrialization with BRICS.
