WHO Gambia

Ahead of tomorrow's launch of the nationwide#LLIN campaign in Farafenni@BakyaitaDr joined QTV GoodMorning show to raise public awareness on malaria prevention and the importance of sleeping under Insecticide Treated Nets. Tune in to QTV News tonight for more insights. #EndMalaria

@WHOFCTC joined@WHOGambia& @MoH to assess progress in implementing the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. In his remarks at the stakeholders meeting@DrBakyaita said tobacco use accounts for 3.3% of deaths& costs The Gambia over 415 million Dalasis annually.

@DrBakyaita joined @Gavi, @MoH & partners in the field to visit Brikama Hospital and review frontline immunization services. The team also looked at service delivery, data, supply chains, financing and community engagement, which are all critical for immunization. #VaccinesWork

@WHOGambia warmly welcomes @ProfJanabi as he assumes office as Regional Director. We look forward to working together to build stronger, resilient health systems & advance health equity across Africa. Congratulations and best wishes on this important journey! #HealthForAllAfrica

Happening Now:@DrBakyaita joins @MoHGambia & partners to kick-off the four-day Gavi Joint Appraisal in The Gambia. Together, we’re reviewing progress, addressing data gaps, & strengthening our collective efforts to protect every child through immunization. #HealthForAllGambians

@WHOGambia warmly welcomes @ProfJanabi as he assumes office as Regional Director. We look forward to working together to build stronger, resilient health systems & advance health equity across Africa. Congratulations and best wishes on this important journey! #HealthForAllAfrica

@WHOGambia & @UNICEF welcomed the @Gavi mission team. They met with @DrBakyaita, UNICEF Rep & technical teams to: 🔹 Tackle TA challenges 🔹 Gear up for the MR campaign & Big Catch-Up 🔹 Boost data transition Together, we’re protecting every child in The Gambia! #VaccinesWork

@WHOGambia joined @UNICEF & other partners to support the launch and handover of the DRIVE Initiative by @MoHGambia! This vital project aims to improve last-mile delivery of routine immunization vaccines & PHC commodities in WCR 1, CRR & URR. #LastMileHealth #ImmunizationEquity

@WHOGambia staff have completed the introductory training on the #BMS User Experience (UX) Laboratory tool! This orientation marks an important step towards enhancing digital health systems and data use in our work. Gratitude to @WHOAFRO for the support! #DigitalHealthSystem

@WHOGambia supported the monitoring of the nationwide #LLIN distribution campaign, which has now officially wrapped up! A big thanks to the health workers, partners, & community champions who made it possible. Together, we’re moving closer to a #MalariaFreeGambia. #EndMalaria

@WHOGambia joined @MOH & partners to celebrate 46 years of EPI in The Gambia. A remarkable journey of saving lives, protecting children, and building healthier communities. We remain committed to reaching every child with life-saving vaccines. #VaccinesWork #HealthForAllGambians

@WHOGambia supported the orientation of 315 Village Health Workers &Stakeholders from border communities across the country on #MpoxPreparedness with funding from @WAHO. Activities included Community Engagement at POEs &Capacity Building for VHWs & Community Leaders. #MpoxIsReal

Tobacco industry is targeting our adolescents and youths, manipulating, addicting, and profiting from their addiction. This #WNTD, Enough is Enough! In #TheGambia, we’re exposing these harmful tactics and empowering young people to say NO to tobacco. Let’s make Tobacco History.

Their tactics should not define our future. Let’s unite to make tobacco a thing of the past in The Gambia. Together, we can protect our adolescents and youth to build a healthier, smoke free generation. #TobaccoExposed #WorldNoTobaccoDay #Health4AllGambians

Malaria Elimination Is Possible! Watch this powerful video by @MohGambia featuring @WHOGambia Representative @BakyaitaDr & voices from local communities, spreading life saving messages in their own languages. Together, let's #EndMalaria for good! #MalariaFreeGambia #LLINcampaign

@WHOGambia successfully concluded a week long Programme and Administrative Review (PAR) from @WHOAFRO. The team's insights and collaborative engagement will help to strengthen @WHOGambia engagement with @MohGambia and partners in The Gambia. #WHOAFRO #HealthForAllGambians

Ensemble pour faire reculer le #paludisme ! 🇸🇳🤝🇬🇲 Le #Sénégal et la #Gambie unissent leurs forces et lancent ce jour une campagne conjointe de distribution de moustiquaires imprégnées #MII, avec l'appui de @OMS_SENEGAL et @WHOGAMBIA . Une action transfrontalière pour sauver…

After yesterday’s successful #ITN campaign launch in Farafenni with his Senegalese counterpart,@BakyaitaDr appeared on national TV to reaffirm cross border collaboration to end malaria. "Hope that every child can sleep safely, and every mother can rest without fear." #EndMalaria

MISSION IN MOTION TO END MALARIA! Following today’s successful launch in Farafenni, @BakyaitaDr and @MoHGambia joined thier counterparts from Senegal to launch over 5.7 million ITNs now on their way to households across The Gambia and Senegal to protect families and save lives.

LIVE from Farafenni! Gambia and Senegal unite to launch a crossborder Mass ITN Campaign distributing over 5.7 million mosquito nets to protect Lives and Stop Malaria. @WHOGambia Rep @BakyaitaDr"Health knows no borders. Together, we leave no one behind." #CrossBorderCollaboration