By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government says it is going to investigate the Primary Health Care staff at the Obudu Primary Health Center for allegedly detaining a mother of twins for 4 weeks due to her inability to pay bills totaling NGN85,000. The Director General of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has announced that the state will budget 5 million dollars annually to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and ensure that they are completely eliminated by 2020. Ayade who said the state is also going to allocate 15% of its budget to the health
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will, barring any last minute change, jet out of Nigeria to Geneva, Switzerland within 48 hours as he is scheduled to address a summit on Neglected Tropical Diseases. The summit organized and hosted by the Uniting to Combat NTDs, the World Health Organization
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has finally approved the movement of staff in the Primary Health system from the unified local government scheme to the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA). The approval was made this morning (Thursday) after Ayade signed a MEMO from the Agency following the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin With the recent outbreak of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) which has affected 2,524 people with 348 deaths across the country, the Cross River State Government through its Ministry of Health has called on citizens and residents to take precautionary measures to curb the spread as the state government is doing its best
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Health Insurance Scheme has received drugs worth NGN10Million from partners as the state looks towards kick-starting scheme tagged ‘Ayadecare’. The Health Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong who received the drugs said they are the first set of items received for the scheme which will start soon. Dr Inyang Asibong, added
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has warned residents about the lurking dangers in the purchase and use of adulterated kerosene as it is prone to explosions which could lead to deaths. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Joseph Bassey issued the warning Monday when in the company of the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government says it achieved 92 percent immunization coverage in 2016. This was disclosed last week in Calabar during the flagging off, of the first round of the 2017 National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDS) by the wife of the Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade who said the state is doing