New Yundum Health Center

17/09/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard!

Bakary Jarjusey, Kitabu Jammeh, Muhammed Ceesay, Amie Sanneh, Ilmforall Africatv, Yusupha Fatty, Lamin Fatty

23/08/2021

The wait is over. If you have taken your first dose of AstraZeneca, please visit the nearest Public Health Facility to compete your schedule. Don’t forget to bring along your card.

Photo credit: UNICEF Gambia & Bakalilu Kijera

26/07/2021

Why you need to be vaccinated against Covid-19?

COVID-19 spreads quickly and widely. It has resulted in the deaths of over 4.5 million people worldwide and over 206 deaths in The Gambia.
When enough people in the community are vaccinated, it slows down the spread of disease.
Don’t miss this opportunity, get vaccinated. Protect your family and love ones.

14/06/2021

Health Education session with Mother/Caregivers on the important of using mosquito insecticide usage. As raining season commence we want to make sure that no child suffers from Malaria. The Staff of New Yundum remains committed in their drive to better healthcare service delivery.

09/06/2021

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER !!

Burden of cervical cancer
•Globally, the second most common cancer in women, and the leading case of cancer deaths in Gambian women.Every year over 569,847 new cases diagnosed and about 311,365 deaths globally, which 85% of the deaths occurred in developing countries.

In The Gambia:
•Access to screening and diagnosis is low, limited, and usually too late (80% of patients come when diagnosis is to late).Among those who were screened in The Gambia, prevalence of HPV infection was 12% and cervical cancer was 32%(2018). However, the burden of this disease is likely much higher than actually known due to the low rate of screening.

The good news is that we have vaccine for this deadly disease that protects our girl child from cervical cancer and ge***al warts. We started the vaccination exercise at the schools shortly before Covid and over 120,000 pupils between 3-6 were vaccinated with dose one but, we are currently facing difficulties to give then their second dose as a result of infodemic.

This vaccine is proven to be safe and we are calling on all parents and caregivers to allow thier girl child within this category to receive their dose 2. Likewise, a starter for those in 3 currently.

26/04/2021

Attention!

If you haven’t taken your Covid vaccine, don’t let this moment to pass without taken your jab. New Yundum Health center will continue to vaccinate people on Covid 19 vaccine on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to pass you, a vaccinated community is a protected community.

22/04/2021

Part of the effective and efficient usage of the land. Staff of new Yundum health center engage in gardening to prevent the unused land to be a site attraction for pest, w**d etc. The Garden is looking good and the staff are enjoying their labor.

14/04/2021

28/03/2021

Announcement!

The public is hereby inform that, New Yundum Health center is a vaccination site. The priority groups are the healthcare workers, people with underlying condition and Senior citizens 65 and above.

Together we can win against Covid. A vaccinated community is a protected community.

03/03/2021

In our quest to prevent our sisters from Human papilloma virus (HPV) the causative agent of Cervical Cancer. Our team visited New Yundum Barrack Lower and Upper Basic School to have meeting with the Senior Management Team and the parents about the second dose of HPV vaccine.

Together we can do better in safeguarding the health of our sisters against this deadly disease.

13/02/2021

Each year 4th February, is commemorated as World Can Day. This year theme “ I Am and I Will”. The message is short but powerful in the sense that it is a reminder of enduring power of cooperation and collective action. When we choose to come together, we can achieve what we all wish for: a healthier, brighter world without cancer.

The Staff of New Yundum continues to educate and inform Mothers on the importance of Cervical Cancer vaccination for the age cohort (9- 15) years and the screening service that the Health offers, by highly skilled personnel.