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23/05/2018

72 HOURS MAKEOVER CHALLENGE: C’RIVER PHC’S INNOVATION AT FAST TRACKING COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

BY ODU RICHARD ON 23RD MAY 2018

In its determination to ensure that quality healthcare delivery is achieved at the grass root, the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency has proposed an innovation that will fast tract the resuscitation of ailing health care facilities across the eighteen local government areas of Cross River State.

Tagged “72 HOURS MAKEOVER CHALLENGE”, the Director of PHC Dr. Betta Edu stated this in calabar while unveiling her plans to on-line media practitioners as the administration of Prof. Ben Ayade enters the final strait.

She said that it was the desire of Governor Ben Ayade to ensure that Primary health centres in the State are functional and properly positioned to deliver healthcare at the Local Governments across the State, adding that not only will the action mitigate movement of people to cities to access medical attention, but will go a long way in addressing mortality at the grass root.

Dr. Edu who expressed her optimism about the success of the project, maintained however that such success is hinged on the effective cooperation from stakeholder especially the media.

According to the DG, “concerning this project, the media is to inundate the airspace by creating sustained awareness on the CRPHC 72 hours makeover challenge; getting the message across to the people especially those at the rural areas, the youths, community leaders, organizations, and other partners who will be volunteering by contributing in whatever form to ensure the success of the project”.

Dr. Edu said that apart from the fact that photographs of Health facilities will be received from the LGA’s, stakeholders made up of the media, community leaders will be involved in judging and selecting the projects in other to ensure the credibility of the process.

While imploring the on-line media and other volunteers to see their services and partnership as a sacrifice in the course of advancing humanity, she revealed that their name will be inked in gold as partners who played critical roles in the achievement of the feat and the betterment of their State.

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22/05/2018

C’RIVER CP ACKNOWLEDGE OMPAN EFFORTS TO FIGHT CRIME, URGES THEM TO EXPOSE QUACKS
BY ODU RICHARD ON 22ND MAY 2018
The Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command has acknowledged online media’s efforts in assisting his campaign against crime, cultism and communal clashes in the state.

The Commissioner, CP Hafiz Inuwa stated this during a courtesy call by members of Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria, OMPAN Cross River State chapter at his office in Diamond Hill, Calabar last Thursday.

He said, “I must acknowledge your efforts, especially the online media in assisting my campaign against cultism, robbery, inter and intra communal clashes in the state”.

Acknowledging OMPAN’s contributions to online journalism, CP Hafiz said, “We will continue to partner with one another, and I want to assure you that the Cross River State Police Command under my watch will give you full assistance and cooperation. The confidentiality of your information is guaranteed”.

CP Inuwa further stated that Journalists and legal practitioners have assisted in getting real time information, reporting crime scenes as he promised to bring back the lost glory of the State. “Cross River State is known to be a peaceful state, and till now remains the most peaceful state in Niger Delta.

“It was like hell when I came, but gradually we are fighting crime by soliciting the incorporation of media, especially the Online Media, community leaders and stakeholders.

“I want Cross River State to be the most peaceful state in the entire Nigeria. I want to bring back the lost glory of the state in terms of peace. Cross Riverians have been supportive in giving us information, but we still need more for information is the key to fighting crime and other social vices”.

The Commissioner also urged OMPAN members to put efforts to expose quacks and push them out of online media space. “Please, I want you people that are responsible and mean well for the state to put efforts to expose quacks and push them out of online journalism – let them not tarnish the image of the state or the nation.

“If the image of Nigeria is tarnish, it will scare away investors, reducing the rate of growth and development”, Inuwa said.

The Chairman of OMPAN, Cross River State chapter adjudging the support and acknowledgment by the Commissioner of Police said that he has brought his colleagues to acknowledge, identify and seek the partnership of the Nigerian Police under his command. Earlier, Nyok while commending Hafiz noted that, ‘it must be acknowledged that with your taking over the reins of the Cross River Command of the Nigerian Police, crime rate, communal disputes, and the like had experienced a commendable decline.

‘We sincerely acknowledge your efforts in Cross River’, Nyok concluded.

22/05/2018

PINK AFRICA FOUNDATION UNVEILED IN CALABAR; STATE GOVERNMENT PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR THE GIRL CHILD
BY ODU RICHARD ON 22ND MAY 2018
Pink Africa Foundation, a Nonprofit organization, recently organized the maiden edition of the Pink on Heels Mother/Dauther brunch aptly themed “What she thinks, she becomes.” The event also witnessed the unveiling of the Pink Pearls reusable pads and the induction of 25 new members fully committed to nation building.

The Pink Pearls reusable pads designed to be used multiple times and still give the girl child comfort, were unveiled to raise funds to provide more menstrual hygiene products for girls of reproductive age and women across the State.

Speaking during the unveiling, the Honorable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong noted that the event brings to mind how much the girl child is important to the society and how the girl child needs protection. While her counterpart in the State Ministry of Women Affairs, Hon. Stella Odey, expressed delight at the way women are increasing looking for other women and providing support for the younger generation.

The founder, Dr. Nchiewe Ani, opined that the foundation is poised to better Africa by empowering the children, especially the girl child, to actualize their potentials in education, health, social well-being among other things. The foundation also underlines the welfare of the African woman as a key to achieving growth and development, she stated.

The funfilled and highly entertaining event had in attendance top Government functionaries and dignitories from across the country who took turns to encourage the African woman and the girl child in general to think outside the box, raise Godly child and the act of showing love and respect which are the key ingredients to maintaining a successful marriage and peaceful home.

22/05/2018

WMD2018: C’RIVER TARGETS MALARIA ELIMINATION; WE ARE READY TO BEAT MALARIA -DR. LINDA AYADE

BY ODU RICHARD ON 22ND MAY 2018

The wife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade, today led the State health team on a World Malaria Day celebration to Ikot Offiong Ambai community in Akpabuyo LGA of the State.

Speaking during the celebration, Her Excellency said the State is ready to fight malaria following the various campaigns that have been carried out across the State with her pet project, the Mediatrix Development Foundation (MDF) and the State health sector.

“I’m happy to be here today to tell the world that Cross River State is ready to beat malaria. Malaria is an enemy we can conquer, that’s why we are all gathered here today.

Malaria is responsible for 11% of maternal mortality rate in Nigeria, which is why we are very aggressive in our fight against this enemy. There are over 445,000 malaria deaths yearly and Nigeria accounts for 207,000 cases” she stated.

She further stated the importance of testing before treating any form of ailment, adding that one can reduce the incidence by following the proper pevention and treatment mechanisms. She promised the establish more Malaria clubs in schools to further expand the sensitization of children in schools.

The Honorable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong, opined that the State is talking elimination rather than control through the State Malaria Elimination Program (SMEP) while the Director General of the State Primary Health Care development Agency (SPHCDA), Dr. Bertha Edu educated members of the community on testing before treating any ill health.

The event also featured a free medical outreach which included testing and treating of malaria and HIV tests as well as distribution of long lasting insecticidal nets to members of the community especially to school aged children.

Highpoint of the event was the demonstration of net hanging in a household by the wife of the Governor, Dr Linda Ayade.

Since 2015, the State government has distributed 2.5m LLINs, tested 1.5m people and treated over 750,000 positive cases across the 196 wards where its 4m populace reside, as they work towards improving on the 2016 statistics of 0.09% to 1% of malaria prevalence reduction.

22/05/2018

HEALTH FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE HOLDS A THREE DAYS CAPACITY WORKSHOP FOR CRS AND AKS.

BY ODU RICHARD ON 22ND MAY 2018

Health Finance and Governance in its drive to strengthen the capacity of health workers in the state has held a three days capacity building workshop for CRS and Akwa Ibom State.

Declaring the workshop open, the Commissioner for health, Dr. Inyang Asibong commended the effort of Health Finance and Governance to put up the workshop to broaden the scope of operations of the various stakeholders involved in delivering health services and charged the participants to take advantage and full ownership of the training which will translate into implementation, to ensure effective service delivery. The Commissioner was represented by Dr. Tawo Mgbe.

Dr. Frances Ilika of Health Finance and Governance gave an overview of health Finance and Governance project to include “sustainability and ownership in funding health as well as achieving Universal Healthy Coverage, UHC is not free because someone is paying for it, equity, access, quality care, protection from financial hardship are addressed in UHC, it also facilitate learning especially I children as well as having more money for health and more health for money”.

The essence of the workshop is to deepen participants knowledge and understanding of health financing policy, strategy, universal health coverage, acquaint participants with institutional framework needed to implement health financing reforms.

Speaking during the workshop, Dr. Janet Ekpeyong of Health Finance and Governance maintained that ” the essence of this workshop is to deepen your knowledge and understanding of health concepts, to increase your understanding on effective domestic resource management, to outline a road map of specific action that must be taken in terms of data management, planning, advocacy and partnership needed to successfully implement healthcare financing reforms including domestic resource mobilization, plan for health, HIV/AIDs and TB”

speaking further Ekpeyong noted that “budgetary allocation for health sector is below 15 percent as recommended by WHO, household on health is 73 percent which is unacceptably high, out of pocket expenditure is the way to go, less than 5 percent of our population has financial risk protection and less than 1 percent of our GDP devoted to healthcare by government and innovative ways of funding healthcare should be implored as well as unharmful taxes”.

On his part, the permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Joseph Bassey, charged the participants to think innovative ways to generate funds for healthcare financing bearing in mind that the fiscal space is shrinking.

The Head of Healthcare Financing Unit in the Ministry of Health, Mrs. Lovelyn Eteng informed the participants of the progress made as ” Healthcare Financing Unit formed, Technical Working Group formed, Healthcare Financing Policy being developed with support from WHO, state Health Insurance Scheme to be launched on the 28th May, 2018, advocating for furnishing, budget line for the unit, budget release for MDAs implementing health programs ” participants in the workshop were drawn from ministries of Health, Finance, Budget, Economic Planning, SACA, NHIS, CRSHIS, LOPIN 3, HFG as well as CSOs.

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22/05/2018

CRSG BEGINS SCHOOL BASED DE-WORMING EXERCISE IN AKPABUYO; SHUN DRUGS OTHER SOCIAL VICES, COMMISSIONER WARNS

The Cross River State Government today flagged off a 3-day school based De-worming exercise in two schools, one Primary and one Secondary, in Akpabuyo LGA of the State. The exercise which is targeted at school aged children as a way of combating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in the State is going on simultaneously across all the schools in the 18 LGAs and 196 wards in the State, the State NTD Coordinator Dr. Tom Igbang revealed during his welcome address.

The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong, in her response hinted that the State NTD indices has been on a downward slope in recent times as the State Government led by His Excellency, Sen. Prof Ben Ayade is championing the fight against NTD in the country. She also challenged the students to endeavor to spread the word and bring a friend each to partake in the exercise.

The Commissioner for Education, Hon. Godwin Etta however urged the students to shun drug use, cultism and other social vices as they are the fastest killers of dreams and young minds. He urged them to remain focused and committed in their academic pursuits.

The Commandant of Police Secondary School, Akpabuyo, Isp. George Onah thanked the State Government and Evidence Action for their consistency in driving the initiative, while Headteacher of the Jehovah Shalom African Primary School promised not to relent in inculcating sound moral and educational behavior into the kids.

Cross River State Government has reported remarkable achievements in tackling NTDs since taking a particularly aggressive stance in 2017 when the State Governor, His Excellency, Sen. (Prof.) Ben Ayade pledged his commitment towards elimination of NTDs in a High Level Stakeholders meeting at the World Health Organization HQ in Geneva. An estimated three thousand people have received treatment and antibiotics since 2015, however there’s a need to scale up in Key Population Areas (KPA).

11/05/2018

Odu Richard 11th May 2018 ‘CRS ONLY STATE ON YESSO PROGRAM IN SOUTH -SOUTH, SOUTH –EAST’-OFEGOBI By Jeno Richard Odu Cross River State has been said to be the only State on the World Bank-supported Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO) Program in the whole of the South- South a...

22/04/2018

INSTALLATION OF 60 NEW SOLAR SYSTEMS BEGINS IN PHC KAKUM OBUDU, PHC ADADAMA, ABI AND 58 OTHER PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE- DR BETTA EDU.

13/04/2018

INSTALLATION OF 60 NEW SOLAR SYSTEMS BEGINS IN PHC KAKUM OBUDU, PHC ADADAMA, ABI AND 58 OTHER PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE- DR BETTA EDU.

06/04/2018

INSTALLATION OF 60 NEW SOLAR SYSTEMS BEGINS IN PHC KAKUM OBUDU, PHC ADADAMA, ABI AND 58 OTHER PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE- DR BETTA EDU.

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