By Marcus Fatunmole, The ICIR The Nigerian Government disbursed N35.74 billion to 37 of its 55 hospitals from the COVID-19 Intervention Fund at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, The ICIR exclusively reports. All the Federal Government’s hospitals, excluding Federal Teaching Hospitals, got the money. The ICIR had in July exclusively reported how the government shared N22.58 billion to
By Jesupemi Are, The Cable The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it recorded one new monkeypox death, bringing the total number of monkeypox deaths in 2022 to four. The agency, in its latest monkeypox situation report, said from July 25 to July 31, there were 24 new confirmed positive cases from 12 States
By Akinola Ajibola, Channels TV Listen To The Report The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday issued a public health advisory amid the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the country and globally. “This is based on the prevailing risk from the virus and the need for religious organizations, community leaders, and Nigerians,
By News Agency of Nigeria Listen To The Report Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director General of Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency, has confirmed the death of seven children from cholera in the State. Ekpenyong, who confirmed the deaths in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday in Calabar, said the Agency recorded
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC says Cross River State has recorded two confirmed cases of Monkeypox in 2022. This was contained in the periodic epidemiology report of the NCDC released earlier this month. Other States that have recorded confirmed cases in 2022 include Adamawa (three), Lagos
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report The Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, CRSPHCDA, has commenced a training-the-trainer program for focal persons in the Community Health Influencers and Promoters Services , CHIPS program in five pilot Local Government Areas, LGAs. CHIPS is an initiative of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA aimed
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed the bill for an act to establish the Federal Medical Center, Ogoja, Cross River State, sponsored by the Senator representing Cross River North District in the ninth National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom. The bill, was read for a second time during plenary after
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report The wife of the Governor of Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade has joined the rest of the world to mark the 2022 World Malaria Day, saying there is a need to test and prevent it. Mrs. Ayade was represented by the Director-General of the State Primary