By Our Correspondent In its renewed effort to totally eradicate the Human Immune Virus (HIV), particularly mother to child transmission (MTCT), Country Director of United Nations, Mr. Bilali Camara has set 2020 deadline to end the transmission of the virus in Cross River and Nigeria at large. Camara who dropped the hint yesterday during a
By CrossRiverWatch admin A man who died in the Nigerian city of Calabar did not have Ebola, the World Health Organization said on Friday, after 10 people were quarantined as a precaution. Cory Couillard, from the WHO African Region, told AFP in an email that the “laboratory investigation for EVD (Ebola Virus Disease) and Lassa
By Sylvia Ettah The Chief Medical Director, CMD of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, Dr. Paul Agan has told CrossRiverWatch that the rumor about Ebola scare in the hospital is not true and should be disregarded by the public. Dr. Agan who is currently attending an event in Canada told our correspondent on
By Our Correspondent Not fewer than 69 fresh graduates from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science of the University of Calabar were recently inducted into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, as professional Medical Laboratory Scientists. The event which was held at the international conference center of the institution had guests from all walks
By Edet Ubong The College of Health Technology in Calabar on Thursday 17th September, 2015 held its graduation ceremony for the 2014/2015 outgoing students of Community Health Department of the institution. The event which witnessed a huge turnout of dignitaries from around the country also had a reach display of indigenous culture. The Acting Provost
Bassey Inyang The wife of Nigeria’s President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has donated nutritional supplements, Frisomum Gold milk, to at least 3,000 pregnant women and nursing mothers in Calabar, Cross River State. At the event which took place at the state APC secretariat in Calabar at the weekend, Mrs. Buhari said the product, which is a
By Jeremiah Archibong The Cross River State first lady, Dr. Linda Ayade has been inducted as a grand patron of Hope Alive Volunteer Group and honoured with an award of ‘Icon of Hope Alive’. Also honored was the Chief Medical Director CMD, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Dr. Thomas Agan. The honors were given
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Chairman House Committee on Health, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Ekpo, Ekpo Bassey has called on the management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH Calabar to find a middle ground with the striking resident doctors of the institution by responding to their demands