By Edima Frank The Special Adviser to Governor Ayade on Community and Primary Health Care, Dr. Betta Edu has visited Bakassi local government area as part of the ongoing Needs Assessment tour of primary health facilities and town hall meetings with relevant stakeholders in the health sector. The interactive meeting which was chaired by the
By Solomon Azu The special Adviser to the governor on Community and Primary Health Care in Cross River state, Dr. Betta Edu has commended the Yakurr Legislative Council for passing two bye-laws following the outbreak of diarrhoea in Ugep Urban which has affected more than 150 children. The two bye-laws are law against open defecation
By CrossRiverWatch admin It is mandatory for each state of the federation to establish a State Primary Health Care Agency, SPHCDA. This is in line with the provisions of the new National Health Act. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Ado Muhammed disclosed this while
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has acknowledged the effort of the state health team and reminded them of his government’s resolve to provide quality Health Services to Cross Riverians through private public partnership with health investors who are already in the state to invest. He informed the people of
By Our Reporter The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 68 graduates from the Department of Medical and Dentistry of the University of Calabar, UNICAL as Medical Doctors. Speaking at the event which held at the University, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the school, Professor Zana Akpagu commended the inductees and urged
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River government says it has met the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for the accreditation of its schools of nursing and midwifery before the end of the year. The Health Commissioner Inyang Asibong stated this while inspecting facilities at one of the institutions in Calabar where
By CrossRiverWatch admin Members of Civil Society Platform on Health (CSPH), Cross River State Chapter have raised alarm over what they term “continued poor performance of Primary Health Care (PHC) services and the overall functioning of the health system in the State in spite of the efforts of the last administration”. The group which made
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River government has taken bold steps to ensure the prevention and eventual effective management of the dreaded Lassa fever currently affecting states across Nigeria. The state health ministry which says the state is currently free of the disease, released 18 phone numbers to the public to call in the case