Our history.
Horizons Trust Gambia’s activities started in 2013. Founder Professor James N’Dow OBE DL is the driving force behind the charity. Born in The Gambia, James trained in Aberdeen, UK, where he is now Professor of Urological Surgery and Director of the Academic Urology Unit. James has travelled to The Gambia every year for almost the past two decades, with other UK-trained specialist consultant surgeons, anaesthetists, and nurses, to carry out charitable work at a local hospital.
On his earliest trips back to The Gambia, James was troubled by the state of maternal and infant health in the country. He then made it his mission to create a charitable organisation dedicated to lowering Gambia’s maternal and infant mortality rates.
Since the inception of Horizons Trust Gambia, we have partnered with the Ministry of Health and several national and international partners to help make this dream a reality. An outstanding team of trustees, including experts in global health, oversee the running of the charity.
Yes we can, and yes, we will bring the best healthcare in the world to The Gambia.
Because the question is 'Why not?'
Professor James N'Dow OBE, Founder
Who's involved.
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Dr Melville George
Peter N’Dow
Nellie Taylor
Amie Joof-Cole
Dr. Maimuna Mendy
Dr. Ramatoulie Njie
Akiladi Allen
Momodou Mboge
Banta Musa Njie
Kathleen N’dow
Tina Touray
Our projects.
The Horizons Clinic will be the first international standard hospital in The Gambia and offer a range of secondary & tertiary specialist services that are not available at present. Currently, patients needing specialist care either do not receive it or travel abroad at significant cost.
The Horizons Clinic therefore will be complementary to the current healthcare provision in The Gambia.
Horizons Outreach works to improve the capacity and standard of healthcare through the provision of education and training.
Our two flagship programmes – Infection, Prevention & Control and Safer Delivery, provide essential training for maternity health workers and world-class infrastructure in The Gambia. We work in partnership with national and global stakeholders to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates in the country.
The impact we've made.
Our community deserves better and that is what we are now able to give them.
Alieu, Midwife
I’m excited about this project. My real fulfilment is in seeing both women and babies go home happily – that’s my real joy.
Dr Jose TK Green Harris, Obstetrician Gynaecologist
I can now protect myself and our mothers and babies from infections. It makes me proud.
Amy, Cleaner
Facts and figures.
90,000
Mums and babies impacted through the Infection, Prevention & Control Programme
18,000
Pieces of cleaning supplies provided
515
Health workers trained on how to stop mums and babies dying from sepsis
100
Health workers trained on emergency obstetric & neonatal care
6
Healthcare facilities targeted, covering 40% of Gambia’s population
How you can help.
Please support us to stop mums and babies dying in The Gambia. Every single life lost is one too many.
Please donate at
For more information including how to volunteer with Horizons Trust please email: contact@horizons-trust.com
Latest news.
Saving mums and babies’ lives with the Infection, Prevention & Control Programme.
We’re fundraising £16,000 to train 60 midwives in The Gambia
“This is going to help the hospital in ways that we will not even imagine”: Safer Delivery project update
Horizons Clinic Gambia Limited secures US$16.8 million financing from Afreximbank
Horizons Trust Gambia delivers life-saving training for mothers and babies
Amie Joof-Cole joins Horizons Trust Gambia as new trustee
New trustee for Horizons Trust Gambia
Baylor & HTG safer delivery project update
HTG clamps delivered to a grateful Brikama Maternity Unit
Replacement gloves extremely handy
Get in touch.
Horizons Trust Gambia
C/O Fajara Chambers, Standard Chartered House,
Kairaba Avenue, Fajara, The Gambia
gambia@horizons-trust.com
Horizons Trust UK
University of Aberdeen
2nd Floor, Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
contact@horizons-trust.com