The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: “Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG)”, and was endorsed by the WHO Director-General following its regular biannual meeting held on 25-29…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on Friday disclosed that Enrollee satisfaction remained the bedrock of the agency’s activities and one of the key reasons it was created. The assertion was made by Mr Stanley Effah, Cross River Coordinator of NHIA during the customer week celebration of the agency from Oct. 2 to Oct. 6…
Rev. (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, the wife of the Governor of Cross River State on Sunday, visited the General Hospital in Calabar to celebrate the birth of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day baby. Rev. Otu was duly represented by Mrs Nelly Elvert Ayambem (Wife of the Speaker, CRSHA) while expressing great joy during the event, noted…
The Government of Cross River on Thursday in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) disclosed that it was committed to bridging the state’s funding gap in the procurement of Family Planning (FP) commodities. The commitment was made by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Ayuk during a one-day State Level Dissemination of…
Cross River has become the latest to domesticate the National Family Planning Guidelines, with the State Government pledging commitment to effective implementation of the policy. The commitment was made by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, during a one-day event to formally launch the National Guidelines for State-Funded Procurement of Family Planning…
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is busy convincing the government that Google will not stifle search innovation. However, Microsoft made an interesting point, saying that the revenue generated by Bing is not as good as Apple’s profit from it. Mikhail Parakhin, who is responsible for advertising and network services at Microsoft, testified in court this week…
