Ebrima Mbaye

Story: Health Crisis in Rural Gambia: A Battle for Survival is an in-depth feature that exposes the daily struggles of rural communities cut off from basic healthcare. It documents how villagers in the Central and Upper River Regions endure life-threatening journeys to access overstretched facilities, often without ambulances, reliable medicines, or functioning roads. Through a mix of hard data and deeply human accounts, the story paints an unflinching portrait of citizens left behind by the healthcare system, women giving birth on the way to clinics, patients turned back because essential drugs are missing, and families plunged into debt just to save a loved one. By centering the voices of villagers and frontline health workers, the piece brings into sharp focus a crisis that is both systemic and profoundly personal.

Published in: October 16, 2025