Gambia: Gambia launches first World Human Genetics Day –

By Yunus S. Saliu

The Gambia on Monday marked the inaugural World Human Genetics Day (WHGD) with a high-level gathering of scientists, clinicians, policymakers, students and community members at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in Bijilo.

The event, organised by the Human Genetics Awareness Association (HuGAA), was spearheaded by its founder and chairperson, Sainabou Laye Ndure, who described the occasion as the beginning of a global movement to raise awareness…