By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on the Federal and State Governments to take proactive steps towards tackling the outbreak of Lassa fever in the State. There were reports of Lassa fever outbreak in Eja Community in Obubra Local Government Area of
By Godwin Otang The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has called on medical service providers to observe universal prevention protocol in seeing all patients over the recent outbreak of Lassa Fever in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. In an internal memo dated 18th January 2024, signed by Dr. Micheal Enyong (CMAC),
By Ogar Monday Last month, March 2023, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) declared a national emergency on Lassa fever. Dr. Ifedayo Adediba, the organization’s Director General, said the emergency was declared after a risk assessment and an increase in the reported cases of people with the ailment. In its Lassa Fever situation report,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has issued a statement urging residents across the 18 LGA of the State to watch out for lassa fever. In the release it listed some symptoms as well as guidelines as it spreads to neighboring Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi and Enugu State. The statement signed by Dr. Janet
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Follow @Elijah_ugani The Federal Government has announced its plans to construct an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in Calabar the Cross River State capital. The implementing agency is the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which according to the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu will also send a team of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the State with one of the patients who is a pregnant woman dead. The woman is suspected to have died as a result of the virus at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The woman whose age
By Elijah Ugani Follow @Elijah_ugani The Cross River State Government has stepped up its defense against Lassa Fever in the State by organizing a sensitization and awareness campaign around border communities in the State and also providing Personal Protective Equipment for health workers in the State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong, who
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Youth Service Corps has relocated the venue of the orientation camp for corps members who just got their call up letters. A statement from the corps obtained by CrossRiverWatch says: “This is to inform all prospective Corps members deployed to Cross River State in the 2017 Batch ‘A’ (Stream One)