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Cross River Government Take Steps To Improve Healthcare With 196 Laptops

By Favour Adinya With Governor Bassey Otu-led administration’s commitment to digitize health information management, the Cross River State Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project has procured 196 laptops for onward distribution to personnel in the health records units across Primary Health Centers in all 196 wards of the

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Suspected Sleeping Sickness Breaks Out In Cross River Community

By Favour Adinya A suspected Sleeping sickness – trypanosomiasis has been detected in Ebom Community, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Ayuk and the Director of Public Health, Dr. Goddy Effah confirmed this during a town hall meeting held in Calabar on Tuesday, December 10th, 2024.

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BREAKING: Suspected Monkey Pox Reported In UCTH

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Report reaching our Newsroom has it that a suspected monkey pox case has been reported in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The case is reported at the Emergency Unit of the hospital. A reliable source who crave anonymity disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch on Thursday, November 7th, 2024. Details later…

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Experts Call For Premarital Screening Laws To Combat Sickle Cell Disease Amid Scary Data

Favour Adinya Experts drawn from all walks of life have sued for premarital screening laws in Nigeria to combat sickle cell disease in families. This was the summary of the one-day event on ‘A Sickle Cell Research Review and Book Reading of Northwest’ organized by the Founder of Okares Sickle Cell Foundation, Barrister Onor-Obasi Tawo.

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Pray With Me, Oh Lord Don’t Allow Me Fall Sick… BY AGBA JALINGO

The Orthodox way of responding to signs of ill health is to first go and take a laboratory test of what the issue is. Secondly, you go to a health facility and the first person you see there is the nurse. The nurse takes your information and your vitals and prepares you to see the

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SPECIAL REPORT: Kidney Disease Ravages Jigawa Communities As Death Toll Rises

A surge in kidney disease cases has ravaged several communities in Jigawa State, claiming countless lives and leaving families devastated. In this report, Stallion Times reporter Lukman Abdulmalik visited Mezan community in Kafin Hausa Town Local Government Area where about 13 people have recently died of kidney disease.  Jigawa State is facing a worsening health

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Stakeholders Raise Concern As TB Cracks Cross River

By Godwin Ajom  The Cross River State Health Insurance Agency has disclosed that the agency has insurance cover for Tuberculosis (TB) patients and survivors in the State as part of its efforts to combat the disease. TB currently is running an estimated 4 deaths daily and 1,460 deaths annually. Health experts say it might be

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Health Tips In The Fight Against Cancer BY MARVELLOUS NKANU

The world we live in is full of many health challenges and complications. Therefore, it is important to monitor and take care of our health to lower risks of some life- threatening diseases such as cancer. Cancer is considered one of the fastest killer diseases in the world. It is a disease caused by the

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