By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government is targeting the immunization of about 400,000 children in the second round of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week says the Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu at the flag off ceremony of the event Monday in Biase local government area. The campaign which will see an
By Our Reporter The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade, has commissioned the Secretariat of her NGO, Mediatrix Development Foundation MDF, and the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency CRSPHCDA, office now at former Saint Margaret Hospital (UCTH) complex, Moore Road, Calabar. She also used the opportunity to donate drugs
By Ushang Ewa No fewer than 21,000 children have received Vitamin A supplement since the launch of “Operation Reach All Hard To Reach Areas,” by the Cross River State Government to ensure immunization efficiency. Over 20 communities too have been reached said the Director General of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government says it is going to investigate the Primary Health Care staff at the Obudu Primary Health Center for allegedly detaining a mother of twins for 4 weeks due to her inability to pay bills totaling NGN85,000. The Director General of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has finally approved the movement of staff in the Primary Health system from the unified local government scheme to the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA). The approval was made this morning (Thursday) after Ayade signed a MEMO from the Agency following the
By Ushang Ewa With a less than 2 years to exit, the European Union Support to Immunization Governance in Nigeria (EU-SIGN) formally launched in Cross River State, Tuesday after 5 years of operating in the state and spending 41 million Naira to support routine immunization activities. The Head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and
By Our Correspondent The management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital says it has mapped out plans in collaboration with the Cross River State Government to successfully carry out the 10,000 free surgeries scheme of the federal government under the Rapid Result Initiative (RRI). The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Thomas Agan
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government has commended the strides made by the Cross River State Government in bringing the Primary Health Care (PHC) system under one roof saying it is currently ahead of other states in the implementation of the policy. The Executive Secretary, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Professor Echezona Ezeanolue