MRC Unit The Gambia Ensures Continuity of Essential Services Amidst Industrial Action
On Thursday, December 12th, 2024, the Management of the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRCG) received notice of a sit-down strike notice from the MRCG Workers’ Union Executive, effective Monday, December 16th, 2024.
The Gambia’s Outdated Lunatics Detention Act in Violation of the African Charter
This report revisits The Gambia’s responsibility to invest time and resources to replace the century old Lunatics Detention Act still in use since the Colonial period as recommended by the ACHPR some 21 years ago. Our report interrogates the government’s efforts to improve mental health care in the country.
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