Cross-River PHEOC

The official twitter handle of Cross River State, Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC), Nigeria

[Ifeanyi Nsofor @ekemma]

World Breastfeeding Week begins August 1 and ends August 7. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government, policymakers, @WHO @UNICEF & others to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. Join me all weeklong to celebrate. #BreastfeedingHero

[NCDC @NCDCgov]

In the News...

"Improving Preparedness for Ebola, Epidemic-Prone Diseases - @Chikwe_I" via @GuardianNigeria

Link: https://t.co/QpeE1sxzd1

[Aburime Rachael @AburimeRachael]

Antimicrobial Resistance is still a global threat to health. Indiscriminate intake of antibiotics is never an answer. Stop it! Reaching out to less informed is key @nighealthwatch @NACANigeria @UN @Omokhudu_I @SFHNigeria @UtehCyril @NCDCgov

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

Interested in the fasinating world of #fieldepidemiology? Then you can't miss this one..

[Cross-River PHEOC @CrossRiverPHEOC]

@Chikwe_I @WHO @NCDCgov @DrTedros @MoetiTshidi @ChungongStella @ResolveTSL @DrClementPeter @WHONigeria @PHE_uk @solaruna @olubunmi_ojo All thanks to @Chikwe_I leadership and @Dr_Everistus of @NCDCgov we are contributing to making R.1 and R.2 Green for Nigeria

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

Proud of the milestone celebrated by @WHO & other members of the global health security community on #100JEE. The Joint Ext. Evaluation has helped us at @NCDCgov to understand our capacity to prevent, detect & respond, and work with stakeholders to protect the health of Nigerians

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

Excellent piece written by our former boss and immediate past Honourable Minister of Health, Prof @IsaacFAdewole, on @DrSaniAliyu's leadership of @NACANigeria and his achievements in rekindling the #HIV/AIDS response in #Nigeria

https://t.co/AL1YOVAN7v

[Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA @Fmohnigeria]

FG flags off #BHCPF/#HUWE in Delta State. PSH Mr Abdulaziz Mashi Abdullahi flagged off the #BHCPF and the Dep Gov. Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, Deputy Governor represented Gov Ifeanyi Okowa at the launch today

[Cross-River PHEOC @CrossRiverPHEOC]

Presenting the most priority Diseases on Case-Based Surveillance Banner to the Nigerian Navy Medical Center. #WHO #STATE EPID #HEALTH EDUCATOR ##THE COMMANDER and others.

[Cross-River PHEOC @CrossRiverPHEOC]

Precaution steps

[Cross-River PHEOC @CrossRiverPHEOC]

How u should look #if you see something, say something

[Cross-River PHEOC @CrossRiverPHEOC]

Presenting the most priority Diseases on Case-Based Surveillance Banner to the Nigerian Navy Medical Center. #WHO #STATE EPID #HEALTH EDUCATOR ##THE COMMANDER and others.

[Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA @Fmohnigeria]

President Mohammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Chikwe Andreas Ihekweazu as the Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, with immediate effect. PSH A.A Abdullahi handed over his letter to him this evening. @ehsquare

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

Congratulations to @Chikwe_I on his re-appointment as Director General of the @NCDCgov @Fmohnigeria

https://t.co/CsNGyZPrwW

[Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen]

Relieved to hear that #Nigeria will keep @Chikwe_I at the helm of their CDC. The world can't keep playing defense against outbreaks. We need leaders like Chikwe building public health systems that last. (And here's a plug for my profile of him @NCDCgov: https://t.co/KXyweKetNc)

[NCDC @NCDCgov]

We are proud to announce that our Director General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I, has been re-appointed into office by President @MBuhari. The NCDC remains committed to protecting the health of Nigerians, under the leadership of Dr Ihekweazu

[Cross-River PHEOC @CrossRiverPHEOC]

If you see something, you say something #WHO, NCDC,.......

[Cross-River PHEOC @CrossRiverPHEOC]

Questions

[Cross-River PHEOC @CrossRiverPHEOC]

Sentisizing Nurses and Midwives #Dr Raji and the state Epid