Testing – CrossRiverWatch

Study Shows 17 Of 66 Antibodies Test Returned Positive For COVID-19 In Calabar

by Admin
July 3, 2020

By Jonathan Ugbal No fewer than 17 staff and patients of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) who were randomly selected for a rapid diagnostic test for COVID19 tested positive, says a study published recently. That figure represents about 26 percent of the entire test population, the study says. This suggests possible community transmission

HIV/AIDS: Government Asked To Be Committed, Head Teachers Urged To Encourage Counseling And Testing In School

by Admin

December 7, 2018

By David Nsa Principals and Head Teachers of schools in Cross River State have been urged not to stop Health Workers from carrying out HIV/AIDS counseling and testing in their school. The call was made by the President Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) chapter Dr. Antigha Cobham on air recently