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Cholera Kills Seven Children In Cross River, Says Government

By News Agency of Nigeria Listen To The Report Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director General of Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency, has confirmed the death of seven children from cholera in the State. Ekpenyong, who confirmed the deaths in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday in Calabar, said the Agency recorded

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Cross River Has Recorded Two Monkeypox Cases In 2022 Says NCDC

By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC says Cross River State has recorded two confirmed cases of Monkeypox in 2022. This was contained in the periodic epidemiology report of the NCDC released earlier this month. Other States that have recorded confirmed cases in 2022 include Adamawa (three), Lagos

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Cross River Commence Training Of Community Health Influencers Focal Persons In 5 LGAs

By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report The Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, CRSPHCDA, has commenced a training-the-trainer program for focal persons in the Community Health Influencers and Promoters Services , CHIPS program in five pilot Local Government Areas, LGAs. CHIPS is an initiative of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA aimed

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BREAKING: Senate Pass Bill To Establish Federal Medical Centre In Ogoja

By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed the bill for an act to establish the Federal Medical Center, Ogoja, Cross River State, sponsored by the Senator representing Cross River North District in the ninth National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom. The bill, was read for a second time during plenary after

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World Malaria Day: Stakeholders Advocate Proper Testing, And Prevention

By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report The wife of the Governor of Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade has joined the rest of the world to mark the 2022 World Malaria Day, saying there is a need to test and prevent it. Mrs. Ayade was represented by the Director-General of the State Primary

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Lifeless Body Found In Marian Market Calabar

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report An unidentified lifeless body has been found in Ika Ika Oqua (Marian) market, Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State. The corpse which looks like a middle-aged man, dark in complexion, traders say is a mentally deranged fellow. He passed out in front of someone’s shop

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Teenage Pregnancy: Causes And Effect On Academic Progression Of The Girl Child BY BLESSING EKONG

Listen To The Article Sex is as old as mankind. It has existed with life forms carrying out the activity of sex in one way or the order. For humans, there are so many sexual orientations asides from the common male and female intercourse. Before now, sexual intercourse was viewed as the preserve of couples.

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Wild Poliomyelitis: Cross River Sets Target To Vaccinate 900,000 Children, As Yakurr Monarch Flags Off Campaign

By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Cross River State Government has said it is targeting to vaccinate 900,000 children against wild poliomyelitis across the 18 LGAs in the State. Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director General of the Cross River Primary Health Care Development Agency, CRSPHCDA, made this known in Ugep where the Obol Lopon

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