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Family Seeks Assistance for Overseas Treatment

The family of Amie Tambedou of Manduarr are seeking the assistance of donors and philanthropists to help pay for treatment overseas. Amie is 10 years old and presented at the cardiac clinic of the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital on the 11thof last month. She has a congenital cardiopathy and no further treatment is available to her in The Gambia. Her echocardiography states that she has a large ventricular septal defect, hypertrophy of the left ventricle and over rounding of the aortic artery...

Little Amie needs help

Amie Tambedou, a ten year old girl of of Manduarr village in Western Region, is in a state of dire need of financial assistance for overseas medical treatment. According to a medical report from the RVTH signed by Dr Juan Carlos Otero and Dr Mbowe, director general of medical services, and director general of the Presidential Treatment Programme, indicated that Amie Tambedou was admitted at the RVTH, after suffering from congenital cardiopathy disease. The report revealed that the said...

GBWF gives to first babies of the year

The Glory Baptist Women’s Fellowship (GBWF) last Thursday donated baby items to the new born babies of the year, at a presentation ceremony held at the Maternity Ward of the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH) in Banjul. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Dr Tamsir Mbowe, the chief medical director and director general of the presidential treatment programme, thanked the Glory Baptist for the donation.    According to him, this is another good sign of their continues support to the...

Health matter Cervical cancer and the health of women

General Overview Cervical cancer is simply defined as an abnormal and uncontrolled overgrowth of the cells of the cervix, which annually accounts for about 370,000 new cases with 50% mortality (deaths) rate in developing countries. Cancer of the cervix is the 2nd most common cancer-related morbidity and mortality in women with an average age of 51 years in developing nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) statistics have given an estimated 1.5 million deaths from cervical cancer...

Israel under fire at UN over rights record

GENEVA: Israel came under sustained criticism from its Arab neighbors over its human rights record at a UN council Thursday, with Western states also expressing concern at the treatment of Palestinians.The Jewish state was being examined by the UN Human Rights Council as part of the "Universal Periodic Review" to which every UN member state must submit.In Thursday's session, Syria's ambassador to the council referred ironically to the "oasis of democracy" he claimed was presented by Israel's...

Boy 9 needs assistance for overseas treatment

Ousamn Jabbie, a nine-year-old boy resident of Barra Jalli Suba in the Central River Region is currently in dire need of assistance to go for overseas treatment in France. According to medical reports, the technological facilities with radiotherapy and Citostaties is not available in The Gambia for him to undero the treatment of his disease. The medical report dated 4th of November 2008 from the Hospital Management Board of the Royal Victorial Teaching Hospital (RVTH), revealed that the...

Who can help?

Isatou Sey a native of Wellingara  and age 35 years is   according to a source from the Royal Victorial Teaching hospital management board,  suffering from abdominal pain and vaginal bleed. she is to undergo a medical treatment overseas but is a poor lady. She is now asking for help from philantrophists, NGOs and government to come  to her aid. she is urging any one who can help to come on board because she really need support inorder to go for the overseas treatment. Anybody willing to help...

Communities Sensitised on home based management of Malaria

The Regional health management team of Central River Region (CRR) today, Wednesday November 18, held a one day sensitisation for care givers, teachers, opinion leaders, women’s groups, and youth groups on Malaria prevention and control, signs and symptoms, early ANC clinic attendance, use of treated bed nets and counselling at Ballangharr village in the Lower Saloum district CRR North.  The sensitisation programme was founded by the global fund through the malaria control programme office....

Little Gajaga needs help

Muhammad Gajaga, 4 year old boy and a retinoblastoma patient, is in dire need of financial assistance in order to undergo medical treatment in Dakar, Senegal. According to a medical report issued and signed by the   Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH) Medical board indicated that, Muhammed has a right retinoblastoma confirmed by a histopathological evaluation. The report also noted that the patient had undergone a right orbital extent ration on October 30 2008. The medical report,...

Over 762 patients for President Jammeh’s hypertension treatment

As part of his breakthrough in the treatment of diseases such as HIV/Aids, hypertension, asthma, and others, Professor Alhaji Yahya Jammeh yesterday began the treatment of the 3rd batch of hypertension patients at State House. At least 762 hypertension patients received the treatment. The latest batch of hypertension patients included over 300 non-Gambians, among them a British lady, Senegalese nationals and others from different countries around the world. Speaking to journalists after the...