Official Twitter account for the World Health Organization's Gambia Country Office
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WHO Gambia retweeted
The UN is 81 today 🇺🇳
8⃣1⃣ years of bringing nations & people together for peace, development & #HumanRights.
On #UNDay, we celebrate the power of working together for peace, opportunity, dignity, and a better future for everyone.
Here in The #Gambia, our commitment continues.
WHO Gambia retweeted
Silence should never give hate the loudest voice.
We can challenge hate speech with facts and messages that promote dignity, tolerance, and equality. Online and offline, each of us can make a difference.
See practical ways to take action⤵️
un.org/en/hate-speech/take-a…
#NoToHate
Today, on #WorldPolioDay2026 , @WHOGAMBIA joins the @MohGambia, @UNICEFGambia , @Rotary and communities in the fight to end polio. Together, we must protect every child, sustain vaccination and make a polio free Gambia a reality.
@WHOGAMBIA is working alongside the @MohGambia , @WHOAFRO experts, clinicians, and partners to strengthen evidence-based health workforce planning through the Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) needs-based assessment.
#HealthForAll #HealthWorkforce #UHC
🎀 @WHOGAMBIA stands with @MohGambia's NCCP and partners to promote earlier detection and better access to quality care. Every story is unique, every journey matters. 🇬🇲 #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth 🎀
A milestone for dementia care in Africa. 🇬🇲 has validated and adopted its first National Dementia Plan 2027–2031, with @WHOGAMBIA , @WHOAFRO and @WHO supporting the process and stakeholders committing together to it's implementation. #HealthyAgeing
The next five years of immunization planning are taking shape in 🇬🇲. NITAG members are reviewing evidence and vaccine optimization options to help shape national priorities, with @WHOGAMBIA supporting the development of The Gambia’s Gavi 6.0 application for 2026–2030.
Protecting communities starts with early detection. Together with @MohGambia , @WHOGAMBIA is supporting 600 frontline surveillance officers and community key informants across 🇬🇲 to spot, report and respond to #VPD early, helping keep our communities safer. #HealthSecurity
Proud to support efforts to strengthen tobacco cessation in 🇬🇲. @WHOGAMBIA supported the NCD Programme in developing a national guideline, bringing together doctors, nurses, pharmacists and key institutions, with technical teams from @WHO and @WHOAFRO facilitating the workshop.
Every child deserves the chance to grow up protected from vaccine preventable diseases.
Our latest story highlights how @gavi partnership is helping strengthen immunization services and protect children across 🇬🇲.
Read: afro.who.int/countries/the-g…
#ForEveryGenerationVaccinesWork
What happens when genomic data meets epidemiological insight? 🧬Better understanding of pathogen trends, stronger surveillance and smarter action. See how @WHOGAMBIA is equipping 35 laboratory and surveillance staff with bioinformatics skills to strengthen public health response
The Gambia is shaping a stronger immunization future through #Gavi6.0 and the launch of the SBC Strategy. With support from @gavi and in partnership with @MohGambia and partners, @WHOGAMBIA is strengthening systems and expanding equitable access to life-saving vaccines.
No one should be left behind because dementia goes unrecognized. 🧠✨ @WHOGAMBIA and @MohGambia are empowering frontline health workers with skills in dementia screening, surveillance, management, and psychosocial support, helping communities recognize, respond, and care better.
“The strength of a health system lies in the dedication of its workforce.”During his rural health facility tour, @WHOGAMBIA Rep @BakyaitaDr inspired health workers across 🇬🇲 to strengthen surveillance, serve with excellence and protect communities nationwide. #HealthForAll
🗣️ Young people are leading the conversation on mental health in The Gambia. @WHOGAMBIA and @MohGambia are creating safe spaces for youth to speak up, challenge stigma, and drive change. 🎥drive.google.com/drive/folde…
🔎 Before a public health threat makes headlines, someone has to notice the signal. We’re working with @MohGambia to sharpen that first line of defence—equipping health workers to supervise community signal detectors and strengthen detection, reporting and rapid response. 🚨
Young people are not waiting for change, they are leading it. Across The Gambia, youth are championing mental health, promoting healthy behaviours, and inspiring action. @WHOGAMBIA is proud to stand with them in creating a healthier future for all. #InternationalYouthDay
Today is #InternationalYouthDay.
We urge governments to invest in adolescent health so that young people can thrive.
Investing in adolescent health means:
✅ Healthy adolescents today
✅ Healthy adults tomorrow
✅ Healthy future generations
Healthy young people build stronger societies.
#YouthHealth
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A disease eliminated must never be forgotten.
@WHOGAMBIA and @MohGambia are strengthening sleeping sickness surveillance, empowering frontline workers, and advancing One Health collaboration to protect communities and preserve 🇬🇲elimination gains.
When data gaps exist, health gaps can follow. That is why @WHOGAMBIA is supporting @MohGambia to strengthen surveillance data quality across all 7 regions, ensuring timely, complete data fuels smarter decisions, stronger services, and better health outcomes for every Gambian🇬🇲.
