By Magnus Effiong The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, has restated the importance of functional health institution, saying building facilities across the country without trained health personnel and modern equipment would not meet the health needs of the Nigerian people. The Monarch said this when the Coordinating Minister of Health…
By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has commissioning the newly constructed General Hospital and 2.2km access road in Ikot Akpan Nkuk, the Ukanafun local government headquarters of the state. The governor also ordered the completion of the 18.96-kilometre Ikot Ibritam–Mbiaso–Inen Ekefe -Ikot Akpan Afaha road, a project initiated by his…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A week-long, comprehensive free medical outreach is scheduled to commence in Calabar, Cross River State, next week, offering a wide array of specialised health services to the public at no cost. The outreach, tagged, “Calabar Free Medical Outreach,” is a collaborative effort by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…
Hon Cyril James Omini, sponsor of the bill By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to provide a legal framework for the establishment, structure, and administration of the Medical Residency Training Sponsorship Programme in the state. The proposed legislation aims to institutionalize the…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has asserted that the 10,000-litre oxygen plant donated to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) was among South-South’s most comprehensive. This was disclosed by NACA’s Director-General, Dr Temitope Ilori, on Thursday during an inspection of the facility in Calabar,…
