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  • Cross River Industrialization Drive Gets Major Boost; As UN Pledges Certification, Operations Support For CALAPHARM

    Cross River Industrialization Drive Gets Major Boost; As UN Pledges Certification, Operations Support For CALAPHARM

    By Admin

    The Cross River State Government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have finalised modalities to provide technical support for the completion, equipping, certification and operation of the state-owned Pharmaceutical Company, CALAPHARM.

    Arising from a meeting between the state government representatives and UNIDO Nigeria team during its working visit to the State, sequel to a meeting with Governor Ayade in Abuja where issues of State interest were discussed, the Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, Dr. Inyang Asibong said the discussions among other things centred on how the UN industrial organization will provide technical assistance that will enable CALAPHARM oommence operations.

    Asibong assured the Team of the State Government’s readiness to provide the necessary support in their quest to give technical know-how for the state-owned pharmaceutical company.

    The Commissioner explained that CALAPHARM is near completion, and when it begins full operations, will contribute to the Federal Government’s policy reliance on locally produced and environmentally-friendly pharmaceutical products in Nigeria.

    She seized the opportunity of the visit to make a clarion call on the Federal Government, the United Nations (UN), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other Donor organisations to take a cue from UNIDO by lending support to the industrialisation drive of Cross River State Government.

    Earlier in her remarks, the UNIDO Team Lead to Cross River, Mrs. Osaretin Jaiyeola, assured the State Government of the provision of the requisite technical assistance needed for the smooth takeoff of CALAPHARM.

    She lauded Prof. Ben Ayade’s initiative on the establishment of the CALAPHARM, adding that when it commences full operations would boost the economy of the state through the production of locally made drugs thereby strengthening the local content value-chain in the country.

  • Covid-19: UNFPA Donates PPEs And Other Items, Assured C’River Government Of UN Support

    Covid-19: UNFPA Donates PPEs And Other Items, Assured C’River Government Of UN Support

    By Elijah Ugani – Calabar

    As part of the efforts and measures to combat the global pandemic, the United nation Population Fund Agency UNFPA, has donated Personal Protective Equipments PPEs including face masks, hand gloves, sanitizers and hand washing buckets with stands to the cross river state government to aid in the protection of health workers against any possible outbreak of Covid-19 in the course of performing their duties.

    The presentation was made by the Head of Calabar Sub Office, Mr. Kenneth Ehouzuo who commended the proactive preventive measures taken by the state government to contend the outbreak of Covid-19 in the state, however charged the state to step up measures to ensure that lives of the citizens are more protected, safe and secure at this challenging period.

    Ehouzou maintained that “UNFPA will continue to support the Cross River State with technical support in the fight against this dreaded pandemic”

    Ehouzou used the opportunity to called on the citizens of the state and the world at large to always be conscious of protective measures as outlined by both government and World Health Organization, so that collectively, the pandemic will be nipped on the bud.

    Receiving the equipments on behalf of the state government, the Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, Dr. Inyang Asibong, thanked UNFPA for its continuous support to the state government under the leadership of Sir Ben Ayade.

    Dr. Asibong, used the opportunity to extend the readiness and disposition of the cross river state government to leverage on the technical, material and financial of UNFPA to better the state, pledged judicious use of the equipments provided to the health and wellbeing of it’s citizens.

    Recall that Dr. Asibong had served as Commissioner for Health in the last administration, has had the support of UNFPA in the development and implementation of most of the health programmes under her superintendent, some of which are, the ministry of health Operational Plan, the five years multi-operational plan for the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency among others.

    The United Nation Population Fund Agency UNFPA, has the mandate to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every child born is safe and every young person’s potentials is fulfilled.