The Changing Faces Of Primary Health Centers In Cross River State
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Chased Out Of Akwa Ibom, ‘Miracle’ Herbal Medicine Dealers Pour Into Calabar
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- April 21, 2016
By Kanjal Godshield There are growing concerns by residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, over the upsurge of ‘miracle’ herbal medicine dealers, who have taken over major streets of the metropolis. The traditional drugs dealers might have fled neighbouring Akwa Ibom State into Cross River following that state’s ban on the sale of
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Aisha Buhari To Commission Health Centers In Ikom
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- April 16, 2016
By Ogar Monday The First lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari will on Monday, 18th April, 2016 be at Ikom Local Government to flag-off the Maternal New Born and Child Health Week and commission two comprehensive health centers in Ikom. The Wife of the President who will be joined by the First Lady of Cross
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World Health Day: Cross River Joins World March To Halt Diabetes
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- April 9, 2016
By Our Correspondent Cross Riverians, Thursday, in Calabar joined millions of people around the globe to celebrate the 2016 World Health Day with a focus to stop the rise in diabetes globally. The State Health Ministry in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations field offices in the state organized a rally
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Incredible: 4,000 Ghost Workers On Primary Health Care Payroll In Cross River – Investigation
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- April 8, 2016
By Jonathan Ugbal Investigations by CrossRiverWatch have revealed that there are about 4000 ghost workers in the Primary Health Care (PHC) Departments across the 18 local government areas of Cross River State on payroll. This is even as the 18 PHCs across the state are suffering from acute staff shortage with official records showing that
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NACA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Begins PrEP Study, Train Journalists In Calabar
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- April 4, 2016
By Archibong Jeremiah The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has just concluded a one day training for journalists in Cross River as part of a study they embarked on in Nigeria, using 3 States as the variables (Cross River, Anambra and Plateau). The study
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Obong Of Calabar Lends Voice In Support Of Immunization And Fight Against Maternal Mortality In Cross River
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- April 1, 2016
By Ogar Monday The Obong of Calabar and Grand Patriarch of the Efik Kingdom, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu (V) has thrown his weight behind the ongoing immunization exercise against vaccine preventable diseases as well as supporting the campaign on the reduction of maternal mortality in Cross River State. The Obong made this
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We’ll Begin Operation Soon – Obudu General Hospital Operators
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- April 1, 2016
By Our Correspondent The operators of General Hospital Obudu, one of the privatized medical outfits in Cross River State say the facility which has been undergoing renovation will soon begin offering medical services to the public. The hospital whose operations will be undertaken by St. Luke’s General Hospital Consortium under a public private partnership arrangement