By Patrick Obia It was scene of emotion as Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN), came to a close in Cross River State. The review and close-out meeting held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, the Program Manager of the implementing organisation, United Purpose, Mr. Nanpet Chuktu disclosed that, the transition is
By WASH Media Network Cross River State Road Map for Elimination of Open Defection (OD) by 2025. The draft was made public at a meeting of inter-ministerial steering committee in Calabar, chaired by the Deputy Governor of the State, Prof. Ivara Esu and co-chaired by the Commissioner for Water Resources, Chief Godwin Ettah. The Committee
By WASH Media Network Cross River State WASH draft action plan 2020 – 2030, is a document containing intended activities to be carried out in the State. The draft was made public at a meeting of inter-ministerial steering committee in Calabar, chaired by the Deputy Governor of the State, Prof. Ivara Esu and co-chaired by
By Patrick Obia Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN) has inaugurated a 22 member technical working group on Menstrual Hygiene and Health (MHH) program in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The group is to serve as a cross-sectoral and inter- ministerial coordinating body for MHH in Cross River State. The group whose members
By Archibong Jeremiah 216 to be shared among the 18 LGAs of Cross River State, 384 by Benue State’s 23 Councils To beef up efforts by Government in curtailing the spread of the novel coronavirus, United Purpose (UP) has donated 500 handwashing facilities to selected Primary Healthcare centers (PHCs) in Cross River and Benue States.
By Jonathan Ugbal No fewer than half a million people in Cross River State are now said to live healthier lives following the declaration of Ikom and Yala local governments as the fifth and sixth Open Defecation Free (ODF) council areas in Nigeria. Both local governments with a combined population of 501,500 which are the
By Deborah Obot Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State has been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) community by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Bekwarra became the second LGA in Cross River after Obanliku to be declared ODF after a rigorous process of three stage verification, certification and a final validation by the Federal
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government is on the verge of losing a USD5 million grant from the United Nations Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council due to it’s failure to provide the counterpart funding of NGN104 million to expand the sanitation and hygiene program. This equals NGN1,802,500,000.00 (one point eight billion Naira)