{"id":2873,"date":"2024-12-16T14:03:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T14:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-champs-new.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=site&#038;p=2873"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:24:49","slug":"nigeria-cross-river-state","status":"publish","type":"site","link":"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/site\/nigeria-cross-river-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross River State\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull page-header fade-in-down-stagger\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#675347\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2709\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live-champs-new.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/contact-form-img.jpg\" style=\"object-position:32% 32%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"32% 32%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/contact-form-img.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/contact-form-img-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/contact-form-img-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/contact-form-img-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/contact-form-img-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center\">CHAMPS Nigeria\u202f\u2013 Cross River State&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group map-bg-site pad-5-no-top pad-top-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center site-header fade-in-down-stagger\">About Our Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center  w-65 margin-auto fade-in-down-stagger\">In Nigeria\u2019s Cross River State, CHAMPS focuses on child mortality surveillance, investigating the causes of under-five deaths, stillbirths, and poor pregnancy outcomes. This effort, spearheaded by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), spans seven local government areas within the Cross River Southern Senatorial District.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" w-65 margin-auto fade-in-down-stagger\">The UCTH, a central tertiary referral hospital, collaborates with primary and secondary healthcare facilities across the state to monitor child health statistics, track infant deaths, and improve access to child healthcare. With support from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), UCTH is equipped with advanced diagnostic and laboratory facilities, including microbiology and histopathology units, to enhance the accuracy of child mortality surveillance and support paediatric health interventions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center w-65 margin-auto fade-in-down-stagger\">CHAMPS partners with the Cross River State Ministry of Health, the Primary Healthcare Development Agency, and local communities to transform data into action. By engaging stakeholders and community health systems, CHAMPS ensures that its findings drive policies, enhance healthcare access, and save children\u2019s lives through sustainable child survival action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light dots-bg-right cover-top-align has-black-color has-text-color\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f4436c\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center fade-in-down-stagger\">Our Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center w-65 margin-auto fade-in-down-stagger\">CHAMPS Nigeria in Cross River State is committed to improving child health by leveraging data-driven strategies to prevent child mortality and enhance maternal and child health outcomes. Through collaboration with government agencies, healthcare providers, and, traditional and religious leaders, CHAMPS works to understand the factors influencing care-seeking behaviors during pregnancy, childbirth, and the newborn period.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center w-65 margin-auto fade-in-down-stagger\">By engaging communities and stakeholders, CHAMPS develops and implements practical interventions to reduce under-five deaths and improve access to child healthcare. The initiative also strengthens partnerships with local health systems to ensure the sustainability of maternal and child health programs in Nigeria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Population-01.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"170000\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\"><\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Population Under Surveillance<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Under-5-01-1.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"110\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\">\/1000<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">    Under-5 Mortality Rate <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Infant-01-1.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"63\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\">\/1000<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Infant Mortality Rate<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/stillbirths.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"41\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\">\/1000<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Neonatal Mortality Rate<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/women.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"576\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\">\/100000<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Maternal Mortality Rate<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"fade-in\" id=\"people-gallery\" data-country-selected=\"nigeria-cross-river-state\">\n    <div class=\"custom-select-container\">\n        <!-- Custom Select for Office Filter -->\n        <p>FILTER BY:<\/p>\n        <div class=\"custom-select\" id=\"custom-office\">\n            <div class=\"select-selected\">\n                All Offices\n                <i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"select-items select-hide\">\n                <!-- Options will be populated dynamically here via JavaScript -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Custom Select for Site Filter -->\n        <div class=\"custom-select\" id=\"custom-site\">\n            <div class=\"select-selected\">\n                All Sites\n                <i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"select-items select-hide\">\n                <!-- Options will be 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  <!-- Display the person items -->\n    <div id=\"person-list\" class=\"row\">\n\n        <div class=\"person-list-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/site_directors.png\"\/><h3> Meet our Directors <\/h3>  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"person-item col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 \n         \"\n        data-office=\"champs-program-office\"\n        data-section=\"\"\n        data-site=\"nigeria-cross-river-state\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <div class=\"image-top img-bg\"\n                style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Professor-Martin-M.-Meremikwu.png');\n                       background-position-y: 15%;\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"person-item-bottom\">\n\n            <p class=\"person-name\">Dr. Martin Meremikwu<\/p>\n            <p class=\"person-title\">Site Director, CHAMPS Nigeria (Cross-River State)<\/p>\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/person\/professor-martin-meremikwu\/\" class=\"bio-link\">View Profile \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/a>\n            \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"person-bio-popup\">\n            <div class=\"person-popup-close\"> Close <i class=\"fa fa-close\"> <\/i><\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"row person-popup-top\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-4 person-popup-image\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Professor-Martin-M.-Meremikwu.png\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-8 person-popup-meta\">\n                    <h2>Dr. Martin Meremikwu<\/h2> \n                    <p class=\"person-popup-title\">Site Director, CHAMPS Nigeria (Cross-River State)<\/p>\n                    <ul class=\"person-social\"> \n                                                                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"person-popup-bio\">\n                <p><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Professor Martin Meremikwu is a tenured Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at the College of Medical Sciences University of Calabar in Cross River State, Nigeria, where he also leads the clinical trials and evidence-based healthcare program of the Calabar Institute of Tropical Diseases Research and Prevention. He obtained an MBBCH at the University of Calabar in 1985 and a Master of Science in Mother and Child Health at the Institute of Child Health, University London, United Kingdom, in 1993. He holds a specialist fellowship from the Faculty of Pediatrics of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom. He has received additional training and fellowships in disease control, clinical trials, research ethics, evidence-based healthcare, research synthesis, and Project Management in Global Health. Currently, he teaches most of these topics in postgraduate programs at the University of Calabar and as short courses. He pioneered the Cross River Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Cross River HDSS), which became a member site of the INDEPTH Network in 2014. Prof. Meremikwu has served as Editor of the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group for several years and still maintains an active link with the group by providing support to systematic review authors. He is the Director of Cochrane Nigeria and the current Chair of the Nigerian National TB\/HIV Technical Working Group. He sits on several boards and scientific research committees, including the EDCTP, NIMR (Nigeria Institute for Medical Research).\u00a0 He was awarded the Kenneth Warren Prize for excellence in developing Cochrane systematic reviews in 2009. He has over 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals. 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