By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has pledged to set aside three million dollars annually to fund the water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) campaign for the next five years. This means the State will spend USD15 million for the campaign which aims to see the State emerge the first open
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent and Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called on Nigerians to always seek to know their HIV status and reflect on their actions as a means to curbing increasing rate of people living with HIV/AIDS. The Governor, represented by his wife, Dr. Linda Ayade
By Ilam Patricia and Deborah Obot The Basic Rights Council Initiative (BRCI), a nongovernmental organisation has called for an end to paranormal beliefs that often lead to the abuse of children in Cross River State. Paranormal beliefs the BRCI argued, have been used as excuses to harm children in the State and it was time
By Efa Sunday The management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) on Tuesday described news reports that three babies were stolen by armed gunmen on Sunday as a, “blatant lie and a means of disparaging the hospital and it’s management team.” The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Thomas Agan told journalists in a
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government says it has activated the disease surveillance and tracking system to prevent the migration of yellow fever following its outbreak in Edo State. The National Center for Disease Control had last week confirmed nine cases of yellow fever after two decades. And, the Cross River State ministry
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent No fewer than 200 victims of the 2018 flood victims in Cross River State have received relief materials from the Nigerian Red Cross Society. Presenting the materials to the flood victims in Calabar at its Office, the National Coordinator, Restoring Family Links, Mrs. Angela Francis said the donation was in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than four cases of child abuse were recorded between November 11 to 14, 2018 in Cross River State a statement from a nongovernmental organisation, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative says. BRCI disclosed this in a statement issued last week, where it also solicited the support of the public to curb the
By Obeten Godfrey and Patricia Ilam The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has issued a fresh 21 day ultimatum to the hospital’s management to address issues bordering on payment of salary shortfalls and dilapidated structures. The ultimatum formed part of the resolution at the association’s emergency general