By Ikwen Atuaka OBUDU: A mother picked her one year and five months baby she had abandoned 24 hours earlier at the Assemblies of God church premises along Ranch road, Obudu in her bid to direct the clergyman’s attention to the plight of her family. The woman, who simply gave her name as Monica, CrossRiverWatch
By Jonathan Ugbal CALABAR: Selected staff of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA) have been trained on the installation of solar suit case by developing partner, Pathfinder international in collaboration with ‘We Care Solar’ a United States based non-profit organisation. The training which lasted between July 25-29, 2016 saw officials of
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State government has not recorded any new case of polio for 2 years and will roll out a comprehensive family obstetrics and gynaecology service by November in partnership with the Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Nigeria (SOGON) says health commissioner, Inyang Asibong. Inyang who disclosed these in two separate
By Clement Oto-Obong The need for cross Riverians and Nigerians at large to speak and understand their native vernacular is important for the sustenance of the African culture says the beauty queen Asuquo Ekpe at her birthday bash last week. Born, Magdalene Asuquo Ekpe, the 2016 Qua/Ejagham Nation beauty queen posited that communicating in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A United States based organization is set to partner the Cross River State government on the promotion of bio-fortified foods says its ambassador and Nollywood veteran actor, Segun Arinze. Harvest Plus international based in Washington D.C Arinze told health commissioner, Inyang Asibong Thursday, will partner the state’s health ministry to hold
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The appointment of a new Executive Director (ED) for the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) by President Muhammadu Buhari is a step in the right direction as his administration health policy is centred on primary health care says Betta Edu, the director general of the Cross River State Primary Health
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent There is a smart plan being put in place to ensure zero rates are recorded in mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV/AIDS as well as those of hepatitis B says the Cross River State government in different fora over the week. The health commissioner, Inyang Asibong and the director general of
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The extensive disparity in the access to healthcare in Cross River State is due to the lopsided distribution of health personnel to the detriment of rural areas says the state council chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association Offiong Ikpeme during the council’s annual general meeting/scientific conference held Wednesday in Calabar.