Think help form outside you as Gambian STOLE THREE
MILLION YANKEE DOLLARS FROM POOR GAAMBIAN FARMERS.
(sarah marak)

Mbye Sey

--- Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> India gives D9M worth-of-drugs
> Written by Ebrima Jaw Manneh
>
>
>
> Wednesday, 28 September 2005
>
>
> The Indian government on Friday donated a
> consignment of D9 million worth of drugs to The
> Gambia through the department of state for Health
> (DoSH).
>
> The consignment comprised parecetamol tablets,
> chloroquine, amoxicillin, and a host of other drugs.
>  The donation was a follow-up to a request made by
> the government of The Gambia.
> Presenting the drugs, Parbati Sen Vyas, the Indian
> high commissioner (designate) to The Gambia, said
> India values its relations with countries in West
> Africa, including The Gambia. “India and The Gambia
> have always enjoyed a warm political relationship.
> This is manifested in the donation of the drug by
> India,” she said.
> High commissioner (designate) Sen Vyas promised to
> promote the bilateral cooperation between the two
> countries through her office, while hoping that the
> donated drugs would enhance the countries health
> care delivery system.
>
> Tractor Assembling Plant
> The Indian high commissioner (designate) said the
> government of India has decided to extend line of
> credit of US$6.7 million , under Nepad programme,
> for a tractor assembling project in The Gambia.
> “Formalities such as signing an agreement have to be
> completed after which the money would be disbursed
> for the setting up an assembling plant for tractors
> in The Gambia,” she affirmed.
> Disclosing that the economic and commercial
> partnership between the two countries has improved
> “rapidly”, Indian high commissioner (designate) Sen
> Vyas said: “India provides training facilities under
> ITEC and SCAAP to The Gambia, mainly in the area of
> audit, statistics, and information technology.
> Gambian diplomats have participated in  a
> professional course for foreign diplomats at the
> India’s Foreign Institute in New Delhi in 2002 and
> 2004.”
> Receiving the drugs, Alhaji Dr Tamsir Mbowe,
> secretary of state for Health and Social Welfare,
> said the drug budget of The Gambia has increased
> from 5 percent of the total health budget in
> 1990/1991 to 22 per cent in 1994, when a change of
> government took place. “Despite the sharp increase
> in government’s budgetary allocations, non-wage
> recurrent costs still require substancial support,”
> he said.
> Dr Mbowe added that an Essential Drug List, and
> Standard Treatment Guideline for The Gambia has been
> developed.
> Thanking the Indian government for the gesture, SoS
> Mbowe acknowledged: “India has made impressive
> progress in the fields of science and technology and
> that it is willing to share this advances with other
> developing nations.”
> He assured high commissioner (designate) Sen Vyas
> that the drugs would be used “effectively and
> efficently,” expressing the hope that the fraternal
> relationship between the two countries will be
> strengthened.
>
>
> Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 September 2005 )
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