By Jonathan Ugbal No fewer than 44 people are currently hospitalized following a case of food poisoning in Oboso community of Mbube in Ogoja local government area of Cross River State CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. This is even as two people died Friday morning with the State Government issuing a statement that a strange illness was
By Jonathan Ugbal A strange disease has broken out in 3 communities of Ogoja local government area of northern Cross River State. Ogoja is over 280 kilometers north of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The communities in question share a common water source a statement from the ministry of health said. “The strange illness
By Jonathan Ugbal Nurses in Cross River State have called off their 6 weeks old strike following a meeting with the state government. The suspension of the industrial action was contained in a circular dated March 8, 2017, signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has described reports that it distributed expired drugs to quarantined contacts of the reported Lassa fever victim as false. The state has also promised that drugs will be available in Primary Health Facilities within two months to enable the quick kick off of the state’s social health
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The audit of Primary Health Workers in Cross River State will now conclude on Thursday, March 2, 2017 the Cross River State government says. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu and a copy made
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has confirmed the death of an unnamed pregnant woman due to Lassa Fever at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH in the states capital city of Calabar. The health commissioner, Dr. inyang Asibong, disclosed this in a statement signed by the permanent secretary in the ministry,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has announced May 2017 as deadline for the completion and commissioning of the Calabar Pharmaceutical Company (Calapharm). Ayade who made the disclosure while conducting some investors round the facility in Calabar, weekend, stated that “with the coming up of the company, Cross River State will
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Commissioner of Information, Rosemary Archibong has stated that the media has an important and significant role to play in the success or otherwise of the Cross River State Health Insurance scheme tagged Ayadecare. The Commissioner made this known while declaring open a one-day Cross River State Media and