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Maldives and Gambia discuss building closer community connections

Maldives and Gambia have held significant discussions, aiming to build closer community connections and closing critical public needs gaps. The discussions were held between First Lady Sajidha Mohamed and the First Lady of the Gambia Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 11th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary Annual Conference.

The discussions primarily focused on areas of mutual interest. First Lady Sajidha and Gambia's First Lady talked on ways to foster stronger community connections and closing critical public needs gaps

During the meeting, both leaders discussed the causes championed by the Merck Foundation and spoke extensively on strengthening collaborative efforts with the Foundation to address challenges faced in Asian and African communities. They also agreed that women worldwide face similar issues regardless of their nationalities.