By Marcus Fatunmole, The ICIR President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Health to track the utilization of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The President gave the order during the week at a two-day Ministerial retreat in Abuja through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi
By Ogar Monday Cross River State health authorities have confirmed the detection of 35 measles cases at the Ogoja Refugee Camp in Adagom. It further assured that the State has set in motion plans to vaccinate at least 700,000 children against the virus across the State. Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director-General of the State Primary Healthcare
By Ogar Monday Stakeholders have identified increased funding for breast cancer detection as a means to reduce its devastating effect on society. The position was taken at a walk to commemorate the 2022 Breast Cancer Awareness Week in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Speaking at the event, Dr. Linda Ayade, the wife to Senator
Just like Odupkani, health centres in Akpabuyo local government in Cross River State have been abandoned after construction. Kehinde Ogunyale reports how this has affected the community’s healthcare. Every two months, Etim Ekpenyong, a businessman and farmer, earmarks N20,000 for the clinical and medical needs of his aged father. The father, Etinyin Ekpenyong, 93, is the clan
By Patrick Obia The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme has expressed optimism the institution will become a world-class health facility in no distant time. Prof. Ikpeme stated this during the facilities tour on Thursday in Calabar, where he said the quest is to see a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA), Dr. Janet Ekpenyong is seeking improved support for the enhancement of primary health care services across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. Dr. Ekpenyong made the appeal during the September edition of the Joint Account Allocation
By Ogar Monday In Bogobiri the heart of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, three health workers sit around a table covered with Cross River State’s blue and white cotton material and a heap of books spread across the length of the table. This is supposed to be one of the primary health care facilities
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper Cross River State Task Force on Quackery and Related Violations in Healthcare Delivery System has arrested six fake doctors and other persons in connection with 11 fake surgery operations in the State, while 13 health facilities have been shut down. Chairman of the Task Force, Dr. David Ushie, who