By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Follow @Elijah_ugani In a rather dramatic turn of events at the ongoing medical outreach by the Mediatrix Development Foundation and Faithcare Foundation in Obudu, wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade on Thursday scrubbed in to assist colleagues in the surgeries performed on some patients. “It
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Faithcare foundation in partnership with the Mediatrix Development Foundation has commenced a five day long medical outreach in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River state with the mother of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Mrs. Theresa Akpagu commending the organizers of the initiative. The
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Government says it is planning to include migrants fleeing a crackdown in Cameroonian and taking refuge in the state in its next measles vaccination campaign. The Director General of the state’s Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu disclosed this while addressing the migrants in central Cross River
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Cross River Health Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong has bagged the South – South region commissioner of the year by the Leadership Newspapers Public Service Awards a sponsored statement from the ministry says. She was presented with the award at the Eko hotel and suites in Lagos and is in recognition
Being the third of a three part series of an investigation into the massive corruption in UCTH which has led to the loss of umpteen number of lives in four years. Failed Laboratory, Tales Of Robbery And Rape At UCTH By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch It is a given that the hospital is one of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The Cross River State coordinator of the Home Grown School Feeing Program (HGSFP), Mr. Gabriel Okulaja has denied reports that its office distributed rotten chicken to vendors to feed pupils in primary school. Some Cross Riverians on social media had on Sunday, February 11, 2018 raised alarm that rotten chicken
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Follow @Elijah_ugani The Mediatrix Development Foundation (MDF) founded by the wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade has concluded plans to hold a week long free medical outreach a statement from the foundation says. “The outreach will commence on Monday, February 19 through Friday, February 23,
By Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday Tobacco control advocacy took centre stage last week when the Civil Society Legislative Center (CISLAC) organized a one day workshop on “Effective Tobacco Control” for Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) based in the Nigerian South South region. The training, aimed at equipping non-governmental organizations in the regions on tackling issues of