By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the ban of codeine containing syrups, the Cross River State Government has inaugurated a Health Emergency Response Team in the state to work in synergy with the State Drug Abuse Control Committee (SDACC). According to the Cross River State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong and CrossRiverWatch Man Of The Year
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Presently about 70 percent of drugs used in the West African Country of Nigeria are imported. Conversely, local production is running at about 30 percent installed capacity. The Federal Government of Nigeria has put a total prohibition on the importation of pharmaceutical products under the 2016 Fiscal Policy Measures but special permission
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Substance abuse has equally been implicated as one of the leading causes of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The virus is transmitted commonly through exposure to infected blood via injection drug use. Another public health concern that has been linked to substance abuse is mood or affective disorder(s). Such disorders which
By Jonathan Ugbal A 100 level Microbiology student in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Cross River University of Technology, Miss Ogolo Eke, has died after a kerosene explosion in her house in the Eight Miles area of Calabar roast her beyond recognition on Wednesday night. The fire is suspected to have been caused
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Substance abuse is one of Nigeria’s most pressing social concerns presently. This concern has been implicated in the local and transnational crime index, besides health and other social maladies. Attempt has been made here to examine substance abuse in context against the background of the current situation in Nigeria which is somewhat
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has identified financing and manpower development as key areas needed to ensure the state achieves universal health coverage. The commissioner for health, Dr. Inyang Asibong and the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu disclosed this in exclusive interviews
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Cross River State School of Nursing and Midwifery in Ogoja has been awarded full accreditation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria a statement from the state’s ministry of health says. This is the first time the state is achieving such a feat as the commissioner for health,
By Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday The Cross River State government says the media has a critical role to play in ensuring the successful implementation of its social health insurance scheme. The flag off of the scheme tagged “Ayadecare” has been postponed severally. And, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Orientation in the state, Dr. Rosemary