By Ushang Ewa The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has declared Obanliku local government area of northern Cross River as the first open defecation-free (ODF) council in the country. But, the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency says a concerted effort by Concerned Universal Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN) program
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has commissioned the new secretariat of th the Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives NANNM, also named Comfort Imoke Nurses House, in Calabar. The Secretariat which is named after the mother of Senator Liyel Imoke, the immediate past governor of the State, was described as
By CrossRiverWatch Admin After the successful unveiling of the Post Natal Ward of the General Hospital Calabar by the MTN Foundation a forth night ago, the state Ministry of Health recorded another victory yet again as FHI360 unveils youth center in the same hospital. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Inyang Asibong, expressed her delight
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The manpower challenge in the Primary Health sector of Cross River state is set to receive a boost as the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade has given clearance for the employment of additional staff to boost the strenght of workers in the sector. Speaking during a just concluded retreat for political office
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Medical Women Association of Nigeria MWAN, Cross River state Chapter recently recognized and honored the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong and the Director General of Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu as outstanding Achievers in the Health Sector in Cross River State. The duo
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Linda Ayade is a medical doctor by profession and the Wife of the Governor of Cross River state. Some people have described her as the most beautiful first lady in Nigeria while others say she appears to be the most calm. In this interview with CrossRiverWatch in her Abuja home, the Founder
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, CRSPHCDA will receive a total number of 95 volunteers from Federal Government graduate trainee program “N-POWER” from a total number of 417 enrolled for the health sector in the state. The Coordinator of the Scheme in Cross River, Hon. Nkoyo Toyo who doubles as
By Ushang Ewa Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says he has directed the immediate transfer of all Primary Health Care staff in the 18 local government areas to the Cross River Primary Health Care Development Agency following the conclusion of a staff audit which he approved. Ayade stated this Monday, in Calabar during a