Refugee management: Cross River calls for synergy with UNHCR
The Government of Cross River has called for stronger synergy with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, (UNHCR), to integrate basic health services in the management of refugees in the state. The call was made by Dr. Henry Ayuk, the Cross River Commissioner for Health, on Monday in Calabar, when officials of the UNHCR visited him.
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On his part, Dr. Earnest Ochang, UNHCR’s Public Health Lead in Nigeria, highlighted some of the successes of the agency while partnering with the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) in managing refugees in the State. “Cross River has been very benevolent to refugees and has opened its doors to refugees. This state alone is hosting over 56,000 out of a total of 99,000 refugees in Nigeria.”