By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government Thursday in Calabar inaugurated two Program-for-Results (PforR) committees to access and manage the USD1.5 million made available to the state from the World Bank’s USD500million facility given to the Federal Government. The fund is to execute the Federal Government’s ‘Saving One Million Lives’ (SOML) initiative and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Ministry of Health has warned against the increasing cases of kerosene explosion related cases in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in the past few days. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong is calling on the general public to be mindful of the type of kerosene they
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yache community in Yala local government area of northern Cross River state have applauded Governor Ben Ayade for approving the construction of a new comprehensive health center in Uchu. The Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu and the Chairman Of the state Universal
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State government alongside The Nigerian Medical Association and the Nigerian Red Cross through the Club Foot Project are working in synergy to ensure that Anthony Peter who is popularly known in the media as the boy with the Club Foot in Ekpeneki community in Odukpani LGA receive proper medical
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Government yesterday said the first quintuplets in the state’s history were delivered Monday in Calabar to a couple who have been childless after 10 years of marriage. Dr. Linda Ayade, the Wife of the Governor, shelved a scheduled journey to rush down and join the Commissioner of Health, Dr.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government has validated Cross River State government position on the suspected Polio case dismissing the issue as a case of clubfoot also known as Talipes. “The physical assessment or examination revealed that the signs that suggest complications of Polio Virus infection were not present in this child” said The acting
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government says it has put the necessary framework in place to ensure its six schools of nursing and midwifery are accredited by the end of 2017 to help cater for the manpower needed in the health sector. The state’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong disclosed this to newsmen
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu has also joined the state health team to clear the air on some news reports that a suspected case of Poliomyelitis involving an infant, Anthony Edet Eyibio, has been detected in Ekpene-Eki Community of Odukpani Local Government Area