Commissioner for Health, , Dr Henry Ayuk, By Kingsley Agim A monkeypox (Mpox) case has been confirmed in Okoshe community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State . The Commissioner for Health, Dr Egbe Ayuk, made the revelation, Saturday, in Calabar, informing that a report from the National Reference Laboratory, Abuja, had…
Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk By Kingsley Agim Cross River governor, Senator Bassey Otu has granted approval for the employment of 31 medical doctors, 22 pharmacists and 153 nurses in his bid to address the manpower deficit in the health sector of the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr…
A cross section of over 500 breastfeeding mothers in Cross River state breastfeeding their babies simultaneously for one minute at the ceremony in Calabar on Monday. By Anietie Akpan United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Cross River State Government, have decried the low rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the state and Nigeria at large….
By Magnus Effiong The government of Cross River state and the UN Women have expressed readiness to partner in order to abolish harmful cultural practices against women and to frontally tackle other gender-based issues which had worked against economic emancipation of women in order to entrench a more gender equitable society. The United Nation entity,…
By Magnus Effiong The Paramount Ruler of Etung local government area of Cross River State, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Dr. Emmanuel Oru-Ojong, has appealed to Governor Bassey Otu to intervene in the incarceration of Dr. Oscar Ofuka, former Special Adviser on Cocoa Development and Control in former governor Ben Ayade’s administration. Some powerful officials of…
By Kingsley Agim World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated medical commodities to Cross River to boost the state government’s effort in the fight against cholera and other diseases outbreaks in the state. Items donated include 30 Cartoons of Isolation Gowns, 37 Cartoons of Face Masks, 6 Cartoons of Examination Gloves, 15 Cartoons of Face Shields,…