An increasing number of people are suffering from symptoms of Long Covid even after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Tuesday. Lauterbach warned that people are still falling ill with the disease – even as public attention on Covid-19 fades into the background. He made his remarks during…
Cross River State has fixed the 5th to 13th of October for the commencement of the Implementation of Integrated Measles Vaccination Campaign. This was disclosed in a notification signed by Dr Vivien Mesembe Otu, Director-General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, on 13th September. According to Dr Otu, “The Cross River…
Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk. By Anietie Akpan Two new cases of Mpox have been recorded in Cross River State, bringing to three the number of cases recorded so far. Recall that in August 19, 2024, the state recorded it’s first Mpox (Monkey pox) in Okoshe community in Obudu Local Government Area (LGA). The…
Cross River State has confirmed two new monkeypox (Mpox) cases in Calabar, the state capital. In a statement on Friday by Inyang Ekpenyong, State Epidemiologist, the two cases were recorded in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area. “This is to bring to your notice that we have 2 new CONFIRMED cases of Mpox in Calabar Municipality,”…
A mother of four children, Grace Godswill Lekam, is calling for help from good Samaritans after being medically diagnosed with breast cancer. Grace, 30, who hails from Ugep in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, said that she initially felt a lump in her left breast. She said she “Went to a chemist…
