Healthcare Blueprint
Building systems that save lives
NBP
Overview
Where you are born in The Gambia should not determine whether you live or die.
Gambian mothers are dying in childbirth at rates that should not exist in 2026. Children are losing their lives to diseases that are preventable and treatable. Hospitals outside the capital are understaffed, under-equipped, and overwhelmed. Healthcare workers trained at great cost are leaving because they are underpaid and unsupported. The National Builders Party will end these failures. Not gradually. Comprehensively.
Our Vision
A Gambian healthcare system that covers every citizen from birth to end of life. Where trauma hospitals in every major region handle emergencies with the capability of international-standard facilities. Where mobile clinics reach communities that cannot reach a fixed facility. Where no Gambian is denied treatment because they cannot afford it.
#2
Advanced regional trauma hospitals to be built in Brikama and Basse
7
Administrative regions where health centers will be fully upgraded
60%
Target reduction in maternal mortality within five years
Key Commitments
What the NBP will build
The NBP will build two advanced regional trauma hospitals
Brikama and Basse will become the most capable referral facilities ever built in The Gambia, with 24/7 emergency departments, ICUs, surgical suites, and specialist units.
National Trauma Hospital ProgramThe NBP will upgrade every government hospital and health center
A comprehensive audit in the first 90 days, followed by a funded upgrade program covering electricity, water, diagnostics, pharmacy, and maternity services across all seven regions.
National Hospital Modernization AuthorityThe NBP will deploy mobile clinics to communities that cannot reach a fixed facility
A fleet of purpose-built mobile clinic vehicles, minimum two per region, providing maternal care, immunizations, malaria screening, and more.
National Mobile Clinic ProgramThe NBP will launch a National Patient ID and digital health records system
Every Gambian will have a unique Patient ID. Digital records will connect every patient to every provider in the country, replacing paper processes and preventing gaps in care.
National Digital Health SystemThe NBP will end preventable maternal death
Free antenatal care, skilled birth attendants for every delivery, 24-hour obstetric emergency care, and a national transport protocol for obstetric emergencies.
Maternal Mortality Reduction StrategyThe NBP will pay healthcare workers competitively and house them where needed
A national pay review, government-funded staff housing at all hospitals, and international partnerships to bring diaspora medical professionals home.
Medical Staffing and Retention ProgramWhat this means for you
Mothers and families
Free antenatal care, skilled delivery support, and a system designed to keep you and your baby safe before, during, and after birth.
Patients in rural areas
Mobile clinics, upgraded health centers, and a referral network that gets you to specialist care when your local facility cannot handle your needs.
Medical professionals
Competitive pay, government housing, career development, and international partnerships. A reason to stay and build here.
Policy Pages
Explore the full plan
Healthcare
Healthcare Reform
Full system transformation from primary care to trauma hospitals
↗
Healthcare
Death Certification Reform
A modern, dignified system for recording and certifying death
↗
Think Big. Build Big.
Every Gambian deserves a healthcare system that shows up for them. NBP will build it.
Read the plan. Join the movement. Vote for NBP.
The National Standard
Every Gambian who is sick or injured will receive care that is competent, dignified, and effective. Every mother will be attended by a skilled professional when she delivers. Every child will be vaccinated. Every person with a manageable chronic condition will have access to the medication they need. And every Gambian will know that illness will not bankrupt their family. This is not a wish. It is a plan, with a timeline, a budget, a workforce strategy, and the unwavering commitment of the National Builders Party to see every element of it through.
Think Big. Build Big.
Read the plan. Join the movement.
Vote NBP