by Emmanuel Unah The healthcare facilities in Cross River State comprise significantly of those owned and operated by the Federal Government which are the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH and the Psychiatric Hospital both located in Calabar; and the state government owned secondary and primary healthcare institutions which are spread all over the state.
by crossriverwatc admin Out of every five children who die in Nigeria two die from pneumonia which makes it the number one killer disease in the country. This revelation was made by Mrs Obioma Imoke, wife of the Cross River State governor on Tuesday in Calabar while speaking at the World Pneumonia Day. She said
by crossriverwatch admin Inspite of the decision by Nigeria Medical Association to call off strike, resident doctors in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital have vowed to continue the strike until their allowances and salaries are paid. Chairman of the UCTH Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. Agam Ayuk, who spoke Tuesday in Calabar, the capital
by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has flagged off the construction of a 105-bed Calabar Specialist Hospital which is billed for commissioning in March 2015. Located within Summit Hills, Imoke disclosed it is the realization of the state’s dream to provide first-class, world standard health care to Cross Riverians right across
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government has expressed its expectation to see a drop from the present rating of 7.1% in HIV infection in the State as a result of its comprehensive control program of HIV in the State. The State Commissioner for Health, Professor Angela Oyo-Ita stated this in Calabar during the
by crossriverwatch admin The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Thursday in Calabar burnt fake and expired drugs worth N205, 115, 000. 00. Mr. Paul Orhi, the Chairman of NAFDAC who carried out the exercise said the items destroyed are comprised of substandard, counterfeit, spurious and fake medicines, foods and other
by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than 56 doctors who graduated from the University of Calabar have taken oaths of professional allegiance. The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Professor James Epoke during the oath taking ceremony charged the young doctors to be good ambassadors of the institution to transform the Nigerian health sector as they go
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State government is battling to reinstate accreditation for its three schools of nursing which had their accreditation declared null and void by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for low quality facilities and poor standard. The schools which had their accreditation declared null and void by the Nursing