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…
The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a healthy weight loss rate of 1 to 2 pounds per week, translating to a total of 12 to 24 pounds over three months. However, individual differences mean some people may experience faster results than others. If your target is to lose 50 pounds in three…
Amsterdam, Netherlands – A malaria vaccine being developed by the Gates Foundation-backed Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands is drawing growing concern due to its innovative and controversial use of genetically modified mosquitoes as “flying syringes” to deliver live-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum parasites to humans. While the initiative aims to combat malaria, questions are being…
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:…
