by crossriverwatch admin The Director, Primary Health and Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Cross River State, Dr. John Odok has lauded members of International Association of Lions Club, Cross River District 5 and 6 for their sensitization and for galvanizing support in the Southern states for the measles vaccination program for children under 5 years.
by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has flagged off the construction of a 105-bed Calabar Specialist Hospital which is billed for commissioning in March 2015. Located within Summit Hills, Imoke disclosed it is the realization of the state’s dream to provide first-class, world standard health care to Cross Riverians right across
by crossriverwatch admin Men have been advised to keep away from their wives’ breasts while they are breast feeding children to avoid inflicting wounds on the breasts and exposing the children to infection. Professor Angela Oyo Ita, the Cross River State Commissioner for Health who gave the advice while flagging- off the 2013 Breast Feeding
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government has expressed its expectation to see a drop from the present rating of 7.1% in HIV infection in the State as a result of its comprehensive control program of HIV in the State. The State Commissioner for Health, Professor Angela Oyo-Ita stated this in Calabar during the
by crossriverwatch admin The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr. Thomas Aran and Cross River State commissioner of Police, Kola Shodipo have charged Journalists in Nigeria to embrace routine exercise as part of their schedule to keep them fit and sound on their job. Speaking at the flag off of
by crossriverwatch admin The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Thursday in Calabar burnt fake and expired drugs worth N205, 115, 000. 00. Mr. Paul Orhi, the Chairman of NAFDAC who carried out the exercise said the items destroyed are comprised of substandard, counterfeit, spurious and fake medicines, foods and other
by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than 56 doctors who graduated from the University of Calabar have taken oaths of professional allegiance. The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Professor James Epoke during the oath taking ceremony charged the young doctors to be good ambassadors of the institution to transform the Nigerian health sector as they go
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State government is battling to reinstate accreditation for its three schools of nursing which had their accreditation declared null and void by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for low quality facilities and poor standard. The schools which had their accreditation declared null and void by the Nursing