by crossriverwatch admin Determined to avoid being caught napping by the dreaded Ebola disease imported into Nigeria by the Late Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian, the Cross River Government has set up an Ebola Response Committee. Inaugurating the Committee recently at the College of Health Technology, Calabar, the State Commissioner for Health, Professor Angela Oyo-Ita, disclosed
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Abi Local Government Council Hon Mrs Edith Amadi has commended the Global Hands Medical Foundation for its weeklong free medical outreach in Abi Local Government Area. Hon Amadi gave the commendation recently in Itigidi, the council headquarters while flagging off the free medical outreach exercise embarked upon by the
by crossriverwatch admin The spread of the deadly Ebola virus across Sub-Saharan Africa has been described as a tsunami that if not stopped early will eat up the world. This is according to Professor (Mrs.) Olubumi Dorothy Jacobs the Head of Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar during a one day campaign against the Ebola
by crossriverwatch admin According to the World Health Organization, WHO, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans with an outbreak which has fatality cases rate of up to 90%. The outbreak occurs primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests.
by Bassey Inyang Residents of Nsefik Layout, located off Marian Road in Calabar Metropolis have demanded the relocation of Calabar Drill Ranch that is in the area. Their demand stems from the reported spread of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, which some health experts have traced to animals including primates. In their demand for the
by crossriverwatch admin Linda Boniface Oyama is a microbiologist from Ofumbongha No.1 Obubra LGA in Cross River State. She is presently doing her PhD project at the Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom. Her research work aimed at tackling the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics and has characterized over 80 novel antimicrobials from microscopic bacteria
by crossriverwatch admin To stem the high incidences of mother to child transmission of HIV in communities in Calabar South, a nongovernmental organization, Development Option, DO, has undertaken the process of educating pregnant women and Traditional Birth Attendants on safe birth practices. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch during one of her advocacy visits to the Eserebom Village
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Boki Local Government Area in Cross River State, Hon Abubakar Ewa during the week undertook a tour of the health facilities in the local government area to alert the nurses and other health workers on the need to be proactive and alert on the Ebola virus which is ravaging