Agency Report The Cross River State government is seeking the removal of bureaucratic bottlenecks to enable the current administration access the basic health care provision fund. The fund is a constitutional provision which requires that one percent of the consolidated revenue is set aside for basic health care. And, the Commissioner for Health in the
By Ilam Patricia 2019 World HIV/AIDS Day celebration in Calabar, the Cross River State capital in pictures. It’s celebrated every every December 1. Below are pictures from the event marking the day by the Cross River State Government.
By Patrick Obia Traders and buyers at popular Watt market Calabar have lamented the poor health standards of the market which is the largest in Cross River State. The traders who said the repugnant smell oozing out from the refuse is something else. A trader, Edet, said “In a thing like this, I know it
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Launched in May 28, 2018, with a plan to render health care insurance for Cross Riverians and residents in the State, Governor Ben Ayade had boasted that “The State will invest heavily in the scheme to ensure quality and affordable health care services for our people.” Justifying the launch of the scheme,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government according to the 2019 budget will be spending N27,150,818,173.16 on Personnel and Overhead Cost under Social Services subhead (Schedule 1). The schedule has four groups, the groups and their assigned total is as follows: Education Personnel Cost: 17,913,830,509.60 Overhead Expenditure: 1,453,042,354.14 Total Recurrent: 19,366,872,863.74 Health Personnel Cost:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CRSPHCDA INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR EMPLOYMENT. SOUTHERN SENATORIAL DISTRICT. DAY ONE TUESDAY 23/4/19 TIME; 8am PROMPT VENUE; CRSPHCDA CONFERENCE ROOM CADRE TO BE ATTENDED TO; OPTOMETRIST PHARMACIST HEALTH RECORDS JCHEW/CHEW WARD ORDERLIES DAY TWO WEDNESDAY 24/4/19 TIME; 8am PROMPT VENUE; CRSPHCDA CONFERENCE ROOM CADRE TO BE ATTENDED TO; NURSES AND MIDWIVES MED LAB/LAB
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