Lagos, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert regarding counterfeit Phesgo® 600mg/600mg/10ml injection labelled with batch number C5290S20, falsely stated to be manufactured by Roche S.P.A. The warning follows a complaint from a Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH-NSIA) doctor about the suspected counterfeit product…
Calabar, Nigeria – The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) in Cross River State welcomed five babies of 2025, with the first, Baby Rhoda Neji, born at 2:26 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Baby Rhoda, weighing 2.8kg, was the first of five babies born at the hospital’s labour ward that day. The subsequent births included:…
Calabar, Nigeria – A group, Cross Riverians in Diaspora (CRID) has called on residents of the state to remember and take care of their health while they enjoyed the Calabar Carnival and yuletide season. This was disclosed by the President of CRID, Mr Christopher Lekan, on Monday in Calabar during a free medical outreach organised…
Washington, U.S. – BioNTech (22UAy.DE), the German biotech firm that developed a COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with Pfizer (PFE.N), has resolved royalty disputes with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The company announced two separate settlement agreements totalling $1.26 billion to address allegations of underpaid royalties related to…
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…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Cross River State Task Group on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (STG-WASH) held its inaugural meeting on Thursday at the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) Conference Room, Calabar Municipality, to chart a path for advancing WASH initiatives in the state. In his opening remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Okon…
