By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent To meet Sustainable Development Goal 3 of ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages in Cross River State, a more proactive measure needs to be taken said wife of Cross River Governor Linda Ayade while addressing United Nations representatives recently in Abuja. Linda,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The federal Government Thursday in Abuja, awarded the wife of Cross River Governor, Linda Ayade as “Champion for Women and Children’s Health” in recognition for her role as an influential personality that advocates for Family Planning (FP). Ayade, was honored among several other prominent personalities across the country at the end
By CrossRiverWatch admin In a bid to drastically reduce infant and maternal mortality rate in the state, Cross River Government has set December 2016 date to attain Universal Health Coverage for its citizens. To this end, the state, in collaboration with some donor agencies and in line with the Federal Government’s policy of establishing a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The bill seeking to establish the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency Tuesday, passed for the third reading during the plenary of the Cross River State House of Assembly CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey and co-sponsored by six other members of the house
By Ikwen Atuaka OBUDU: A mother picked her one year and five months baby she had abandoned 24 hours earlier at the Assemblies of God church premises along Ranch road, Obudu in her bid to direct the clergyman’s attention to the plight of her family. The woman, who simply gave her name as Monica, CrossRiverWatch
By Jonathan Ugbal CALABAR: Selected staff of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA) have been trained on the installation of solar suit case by developing partner, Pathfinder international in collaboration with ‘We Care Solar’ a United States based non-profit organisation. The training which lasted between July 25-29, 2016 saw officials of
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State government has not recorded any new case of polio for 2 years and will roll out a comprehensive family obstetrics and gynaecology service by November in partnership with the Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Nigeria (SOGON) says health commissioner, Inyang Asibong. Inyang who disclosed these in two separate
By Our Correspondent Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch suggest that over 3,000 people have been displaced in the most recent communal clash in Cross River State involving communities in Busi, Obanliku local government area of northern Cross River. Findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal that the internally displaced people (IDPs) are natives of Busi 4 and fled their community