The Government of Cross River State has released an 8-day timetable for free medical outreach for residents of the state. According to a release by Dr Henry Ayuk, Commissioner for Health, at the weekend, the free medical outreach is in collaboration with Sharing Hope Medical Mission, USA, and will be carried out at the General…
The Chinese government has donated anti-malaria medical commodities worth several millions of naira to the Government of Cross River in a bid to support the State’s efforts in combating malaria. The donation, valued at Thirty-seven Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N37,900,000), was presented on Wednesday by China’s Consular General in Lagos, Yan Yuqing’s representatives in…
Key facts Breast cancer caused 670,000 deaths globally in 2022. Roughly half of all breast cancers occur in women with no specific risk factors other than sex and age. Breast cancer was the most common cancer in women in 157 countries out of 185 in 2022. Breast cancer occurs in every country in the world. Approximately 0.5–1% of breast…
The Nigerian Network of People with Diabetes has revealed that as the cost of diabetes medication increased, some of its members were turning to quacks and spiritualists for medical attention. The request was made to the Cross River House of Assembly on Thursday in Calabar during a patient advocacy campaign led by Mr Bernard Enyia,…
Have you heard of Blindsight, the device that makes the blind see, even those born blind at birth? Well, that device was approved today, 17 September, by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Blindsight device, developed by Elon Musk’s Neuralink, will enable those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve…
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…
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…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is alerting the public about the recall of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap (100g) with batch number 81832M 08, produced in Germany, due to chemical impurity. According to NAFDAC’s Public Alert No. 035/2024, the product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation as…