By Ekeng Inyang Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade on Tuesday swore in Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, and eleven others as new Commissioners for Intergovernmental Affairs and Health respectively, months after incumbents either resigned or were sacked. Following this development, Alhaji Musa becomes the first non-indigene Muslim to be appointed a
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
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
By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Listen To The Report Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State has inaugurated a health center in Ine Abasi community, 70 years after its establishment. Ine Abasi is one of the communities in Bakassi that have suffered neglect in terms of infrastructure. The hard-to-reach community is located 20
By Patrick Obia Development experts have trained the wives of the 18 Local Government Area Chairmen on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Calabar with a call for more sensitization and empowerment of women. The training focused on creating political reliance to issues of GBV and VAWG in Cross River
By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River state has commenced the demolition of the offices belonging to state’s Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA) and the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA). No fewer than three buildings including two which housed the management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital are currently being demolished
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent A consultant for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Health Finance and Governance (HFG) initiative, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong has said that mobilizing resources at the domestic level is the most sustainable of way to fund health interventions in Nigeria. Ekpenyong disclosed this in an interview with CrossRiverWatch on
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent A Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) inspired foundation has carried out a medical outreach in Ukpong Attia community of Akpabuyo local government area of southern Cross River State. YALI is a United States government program aimed at building leaders in the African region and the founder of the foundation, Ms.