By CrossRiverWatch admin Director General Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, DG CRSPHCDA Dr. Betta Edu, has again been presented with an award in recognition of her humanitarian services to the people of Cross River State by the Catholic Youths Organization of Nigeria (CYON), Saint Charles Lwanga Parish, Essien Town, Calabar. Leaders of
By Ogar Monday The First lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari will on Monday, 18th April, 2016 be at Ikom Local Government to flag-off the Maternal New Born and Child Health Week and commission two comprehensive health centers in Ikom. The Wife of the President who will be joined by the First Lady of Cross
By Our Correspondent Director General CRSPHCDA, Dr Betta Edu yesterday in a planning meeting for 2016 World Malaria day (WMD) commemoration in Cross River State charged stakeholders to take the issue of malaria disease seriously by using all measures available to eliminate the disease. The DG assured all stakeholders of a smooth malaria week. According
By Our Correspondent Cross Riverians, Thursday, in Calabar joined millions of people around the globe to celebrate the 2016 World Health Day with a focus to stop the rise in diabetes globally. The State Health Ministry in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations field offices in the state organized a rally
By Jonathan Ugbal Investigations by CrossRiverWatch have revealed that there are about 4000 ghost workers in the Primary Health Care (PHC) Departments across the 18 local government areas of Cross River State on payroll. This is even as the 18 PHCs across the state are suffering from acute staff shortage with official records showing that
By Archibong Jeremiah The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has just concluded a one day training for journalists in Cross River as part of a study they embarked on in Nigeria, using 3 States as the variables (Cross River, Anambra and Plateau). The study
By Ogar Monday The Obong of Calabar and Grand Patriarch of the Efik Kingdom, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu (V) has thrown his weight behind the ongoing immunization exercise against vaccine preventable diseases as well as supporting the campaign on the reduction of maternal mortality in Cross River State. The Obong made this
By Our Correspondent The operators of General Hospital Obudu, one of the privatized medical outfits in Cross River State say the facility which has been undergoing renovation will soon begin offering medical services to the public. The hospital whose operations will be undertaken by St. Luke’s General Hospital Consortium under a public private partnership arrangement