World News - .geographical media

4-year cerebral palsy patient seeks assistance

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Ebrima Cham, a four-year old child residing in Bundung, is urgently in need of assistance in order to undergo overseas treatment. He is a cerebral...

(0 views)

Sera Jarju’s transformation

africa » gambia » banjul

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

This young lady, now 19, was first discovered with serious medical complications, resulting from serious burns. This was about 11 years ago, at the...

(1 views)

Heart Patient Thankful to Chain of Hope

africa » gambia

Picture: Lisa Yacoub of Chain of Hope with Patient Glen

Thursday, July 17, 2008

A 14-year-old refugee boy who suffered from severely weak valves and other complications of the heart for the past 14 years has undergone a major...

(1 views)

Who will assist Fatou Mbye?

africa » gambia

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Fatou Mbye, aged 5, was born with imperforatedd anus on metroagine fistula. Since then she had been regular at the out patient wing of the RVTH for...

(2 views)

Demba calls for patience

Africa » Gambia

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

As he searches for his first Gambia goalGambia and FC Brann’s elephant striker, Njogu Demba, has called on Gambian football fans to exercise patience...

(3 views)

World Blood Donor Day observed

Africa » Gambia

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Dr Luis G Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa, has said that for many patients blood transfusion is the only means of survival. Dr Sambo said...

(2 views)

Nurse charged for assault on patient

africa » gambia

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Muhammed Waggeh, a nurse at the Brikama Health Centre, was Monday arraigned before Magistrate Ayoub John Njie of Brikama Magistrates Court charged...

(4 views)

YOUNG OBSERVER - My Mother

Africa » Gambia

Friday, April 04, 2008

*My mother, who sat and watch, my infant head, and tears of sweet affection shed my mother.*Who tought, my infant lips to pray and work in wisdom...

(6 views)

UGANDA: Only one third of TB patients cured

africa » uganda » kampala

Monday, March 24, 2008

Becky Mugisha* had been ill with a hacking cough for three months before she was admitted into one of Kampala’s busiest tuberculosis (TB) wards, but...

(5 views)

ETHIOPIA: Government boost for universal primary healthcare

africa » ethiopia » addis ababa

IRIN

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Ethiopia has stepped up recruitment and training of primary healthcare providers and is building more health centres in an effort to make such care...

(51 views)