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Child survival and development

Our goal for every child in The Gambia 2024-2028, By 2028, UNICEF Gambia, with the support of our partners, aims to ensure children, adolescents, and women across The Gambia, especially the most vulnerable, are receiving quality health, nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene services. This includes equipping...

UNICEF, in partnership with the Government of The Gambia, unveils its new programme for children in the country to donors

Banjul, 18 March 2024 – In a show of solidarity for children in The Gambia attaining their rights and supporting strengthening child well-being initiatives, UNICEF Gambia hosted a momentous event, drawing the attention and support of donor and government representatives. The event provided an opportunity to listen...

03 October 2022

UNICEF The Gambia annual report 2021

In 2021, we rebuilt hope for children, young people and families amidst a dreadful pandemic, scaled up our COVID-19 response to help protect lives and livelihoods, intensified efforts across the country to support the rights of children and registered important results thanks to the excellent relations with our pa...

08 October 2020

Supporting the delivery of results-oriented programmes for children

All children deserve every right and all development programmes should be results-oriented with children at their center. Delivering these results requires more than just commitment, but also the skillset, proper planning and effective delivery of programmes. A key priority for UNICEF in The Gambia is to support a...

Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF

GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 27 May 2020 - A new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals that despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information. The COVID-19 pandemic highl...

11 December 2019

Despite significant increase in birth registration, about half of Gambian children remain ‘invisible’ – UNICEF

Banjul, 11 December 2019 – The number of children whose births are officially registered has increased slightly in The Gambia, but tens of thousands of children remain unregistered.  The trend mirrors the global reality where 166 million children under-five, or 1 in 4, remain unregistered, according to a new ...

01 January 2019

New Year’s Babies: Over 395,000 children will be born worldwide on New Year’s Day

NEW YORK, 1 January 2019 –  An estimated 395, 072 babies will be born around the world on New Year’s Day, UNICEF said today. Of those, a quarter will be born in South Asia alone. In cities around the world, revelers will welcome not only the New Year with great festivities but also their newest and tiniest re...

13 December 2018

Nearly 30 million sick and premature newborns in dire need of treatment every year

NEW DELHI/ GENEVA /NEW YORK, 13 December 2018: Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick every year and need specialized care to survive, according to a new report by a global coalition that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). “When it comes to babies and their mothe...

22 November 2018

Nutrition

The challenge, Malnutrition in all its forms remains a public health challenge in The Gambia. Many children, especially those in rural areas, are poorly nourished. Malnutrition is linked to several issues, ranging from institutional arrangements, shortfall in domestic resources, to challenges related to the qualit...

13 November 2018

Child survival and development

The challenge, For every child, a better chance at survival Despite efforts to promote equitable service delivery, The Gambia's health sector remains relatively weak, with deteriorating physical infrastructure, lack of adequate supplies and equipment, shortages of adequately trained health personnel, high attritio...

What we do

Our work in The Gambia, UNICEF works in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we do whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive and fulfill their potential, ...

The Gambia gets first kangaroo mother care unit

The first kangaroo mother care (KMC) unit in The Gambia was opened at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital on 11th October 2017, for the management of preterm/low birth weight babies. KMC, or skin-to-skin care, consists of keeping the nearly naked baby upright and in contact with the mother’s chest for as-lo...