By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has unveiled a child eye health project tagged “Seeing is Believing”. The program is facilitated by Brien Holding vision institute with funding from Standard Chartered Bank with Health Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong noting that eye care is a fundamental program of the ministry of health which has
By Ogar Monday Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) will be totally eliminated by the year 2020 says the Cross River State Government. The state also says it is the first to have included NTDs in its Federal Government funded ‘Save One Million Lives’ Program. The Health Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong stated this during a two day
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a motion compelling the Cross River State Government and its Agencies to urgently rehabilitate and update all the state Libraries and make them centers of research and learning that they were originally meant to be. Honorable Itam Abang (Boki
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Health Insurance Scheme has received drugs worth NGN10Million from partners as the state looks towards kick-starting scheme tagged ‘Ayadecare’. The Health Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong who received the drugs said they are the first set of items received for the scheme which will start soon. Dr Inyang Asibong, added
By Jonathan Ugbal The All Progressives Congress APC, in Cross River State has berated the state government for its inability to provide portable drinking water for residents despite a 200 million dollar loan obtained from the World Bank for water infrastructure. “The state misappropriated the funds and consumers are no forced to pay exorbitant water
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The rerouting of the 260 km superhighway proposed by the Cross River State Government from the Cross River National Park and Ekuri forest reserves has been commended by the World Bank. The Practice Manager for Environment at the World Bank office in Washington DC, Benoit Bosquet gave the commendation
By Grace Orok The Founder of a Non Governmental Organization, Development Option (DO) Dr. Daniel Uduak has advised the Cross River State Government to be all-inclusive and recognize the role of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and they should be allowed to operate with a given limit or scope in other to have healthy women in
By Archibong Jeremiah/Otobong Clement The Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Engineer Mike Eraye has described the attitude of people in the State towards waste management as “not encouraging”. Engr. Eraye who made the assertion in Calabar said: “The attitude of our people towards waste disposal is not encouraging; our mind is dead mostly when