Chief Whip of the CRHA, Rt Hon Hillary Bisong ha. By Itam Offor The Chief Whip of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Hillary Bisong has restated the 10th Assembly’s commitment to improved healthcare for the citizens. Bisong, who is the Chairman House Committee on Health, made this known at a public…
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk (R), presenting one of the laptops to one of the participants. By Kingsley Agim World Bank has trained health workers in 196 health facilities across Cross River State on digital data management. The three-day intensive training was preceded by the official handover of 196 laptops, ensuring that each…
Director General of the Cross River State Health Insurance Scheme, Chief Godwin Iyala (2nd from L) with Joshua Moses, a six-year-old boy suffering from a strangulated hernia, his father, Morris Moses and others. By Kingsley Agim In a strong show of compassion and commitment to the welfare of the people, Governor Bassey Otu has taken…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan In it avowed aim to eradicate diseases amongst children in Cross River State, the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHDA) in collaboration with the ministry of health and their partners on Tuesday in Calabar flagged off big catch up routine immunization programme. The state is partnering with the…
By Anietie Akpan Health experts have decried the low rate of early initiation of breastfeeding by mothers in Cross River State, saying the time has come for action. Speaking recently at a one day workshop on exclusive breastfeeding organized by the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (CRSPHDA) in Calabar in conjunction with the…
By Magnus Effiong A group of legal practitioners in Cross River has petitioned the Commissioner of Police in the State, Augustine Grimah, to urgently investigate the reported brutality meted out on a citizen, Ogo Ogar Ichire, by the police in Ikom, central Cross River. The lawyers, led by Barrister Sony Mgbe, said Ogo Ichire was…