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SOMALIA: First doctors graduate in 18 years

NAIROBI Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Somalia's first medical doctors in 18 years officially graduated in Mogadishu on 20 November. Twelve men and eight women completed their studies at the Benadir University Medical College (BUMC) and are now working at various hospitals in Mogadishu, Mohamed Mahamud Bidey, dean of the college, told IRIN on 25 November. This is the first time since 1990 that doctors have graduated from a Somali institution such as the BUMC. Bidey said: "There is an...

Deputy Taiwanese ambassador hails Gambia-Taiwan relations

As 7 Gambian doctors leave for Taiwan A team of seven Gambian doctors recently left Banjul for  the Republic of China on Taiwan, for a three-year extensive postgraduate studies in various disciplines in the medical field, at the Taiwanese Tri-Service general Hospital. According to  officials confirmed, Dr Alagie Manneh and Dr Ousman Sanyang are going for a postgraduate studies in surgery, while Dr Roberts and Dr Lamin E S Jaiteh will be studying internal medicine. Dr Abubacarr Jagne, Dr...

7 Gambian doctors leave for Taiwan

At least 7 Gambian doctors, namely, Dr Charles Roberts, Dr Lamin Jaiteh, Dr. Ousman Sanyang, Dr. Alhagie Manneh, Dr Abdoulie Keita, Dr. Mustapha Bittaye and Dr. Abubakarr Jagne, yesterday evening, left  Banjul for Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, where they are expected to pursue their postgraduate fellowship degree on surgery, medicine, obstetrics and Gynaecology. The program is expected to take them four years to complete. Few hours before departure, the team of doctors were bade farewell...

The responsibility of scholarship beneficiaries

Editor I think any Gambian given a scholarship for further studies should sign a bond to come back and serve our country, teaching in our schools and colleges, part time, 2-3hrs a day for 3-4 days a week, for the number of years spent on studying. This will help us save money  paid to non-Gambians. We can use the extra money to buy more tools for these institutions. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the contribution of the foreigners teaching in our country. They are smart, intelligent and very...

A Pioneering batch

To be a pioneer can be a cause for ecstasy, but it should in fact be a cause for worry, as nobody wants to be part of a reference point for failure. In most cases, pioneer groups serve as a test, the result of which might mean that either they are not up to the task, or that the system under which such a trial is done is not conducive; that is if they do not succeed. In any case, if you are unfortunate to be part of such a group, you risk the lifelong stigma of having set a bad precedence. If,...

Jammeh meets Venezuelan delegation

President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, yesterday afternoon, received in audience a seven-member interview panel from the Latin-American state of Venezuela at State House, Banjul. President Jammeh also received Mousa Cesse, the director general of a Senegal-based magazine, Temps de I’Afrique, in a separate engagement. The Venezuelan team were from the the Latin-American School of Medicine and Venezuelan Scholarship Fund, referred to as Fundaya Chaucho. The purpose of the visit was meant to brief the...

Two Gambians appointed judges

Principal magistrate BY Camara of the Banjul Magistrates Court and  Moses Richards, a former principal magistrate at the Kanifing Magistrates Court, have been appointed judges of the High Court of The Gambia with effect from July 1, the Daily Observer can reveal. Justice Camara was a former master of the High Court in Banjul. But Moses Richards has since left the country to pursue a masters degree programme in law in UK and it is not clear when he would complete his studies. Reliable sources...

Siffoe school visits Observer

150 students from Siffoe Lower Basic School in Kombo South District of the Western Region,yesterday paid a visit to the Observer Company, publisher of the Daily Observer newspaper at its Bakau office.The visit was part of excursion programs conducted by schools which take students to institutions of importance to thier studies, and other places of human interest. Upon arrival at the Observer premises,the students were led on a conducted tour of the various departments of the company. Their...

Let us invest in higher education - Simon Peters

The director general of Trust Communication Institute, Mr Simon Peters, has called on young people to invest in education (particularly higher education) rather than spending a lot of money in trying to cross the seas in order to reach europe in adverse circumstances. Mr Peters made these remarks during a press conference, shortly before a presentation by officials of Scarbek University. Organised by Trust Communication, the program was held at the Paradise Suites Hotel, last Wednesday. ...

New World Malaria Map

More than a third of mankind is at risk of contracting malaria. We’ve been told this for years but now it’s been proved: an international team has just published a map which shows, region by region, the risk of contracting the disease. As part of the Malaria Atlas Project, Professor Robert Snow and his colleagues have gathered together data on 87 countries. They have also studied the climatic parameters, in particular the temperature and humidity levels required for the presence of the...