By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency has released the list of shortlisted candidates to be interviewed for the 1000 vacant positions available. The Director General of the agency, Dr. Betta Edu had told journalists in a press briefing on Thursday that following the approval of Governor Ben Ayade, nearly
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River state Government joined the rest of the global community to mark the 2019, World Tuberclosis Day in Calabar. The State Ministry of Health in collaboration with Family Health International, fhi360 and KNC Tuberculosis in a week-long event, took to the streets of Calabar and hard-to-reach areas to raise awareness
By Our Reporter The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) security has locked out doctors and patients in protest of 18 months of no pay. The protest which was captured by CrossRiverWatch i-Reporter Awuna Agbor shows that no one was given access to the hospital. As at the time of filing this report, the leadership of
By Ilam Patricia Miss Precious Alisi a graduate of Velos Commercial Secondary school Ikom, is battling with Guillain-Barre which has paralyzed her body. Alisi, a native of Boki Local Government Area in Central Cross River State but resides in Ikom was admitted on November 12th 2018 into the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), where
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Community Health Officer in charge of the primary health facility in Katchuan Irruan, Boki Local government in central Cross River state, Helen Bankong and her colleague, Theresa Odu, have been arrested by detectives from the Okundi division over the theft of a new born baby they delivered in the facility. The
The issue of poor water, sanitation and hygiene in Cross River State is not just a challenge to the society, but to the whole essence of getting people to behave in a way that contributes to the success of delivering the State from water and sanitation-related diseases. Indeed Cross River State Government and international organizations
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Government has begun the recruitment process for the employment of 1000 health workers a statement from the State’s Primary Health Care Development Agency says. The statement signed by the Director General of the agency, Dr. Betta Edu and issued on New Year’s day in Calabar said the submission of
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government has begun the recruitment of 1000 health workers to tackle the challenge of dearth in manpower a statement from the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA) says. The statement signed and issued in Calabar on Wednesday by the Director General of the agency, Dr.