CARPHA Boosts Barbados’ Capacity and Preparedness for Major Mass Gatherings and Tourism Events

CARPHA Boosts Barbados’ Capacity and Preparedness for Major Mass Gatherings and Tourism Events

Bridgetown, Barbados, 18 March, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has strengthened Barbados’ capacity to safeguard public health for both local and visitor populations especially during mass gathering events, including CARPHA’s upcoming Annual Health Research Conference (AHRC) to be held in May 2025 and the Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum (SEforALL) held from 12-13 March 2025.During a mission from March 10–13, CARPHA provided focused support in the ...
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Mental Health: The Hidden Pandemic

Mental Health: The Hidden Pandemic

Bridgetown, Barbados. 12 March 2025.  Mental health is a growing public health issue. In the Caribbean in particular, mental health is influenced by a range of socio-economic factors, cultural attitudes, and the availability of mental health services. Socio-economic factors, such as poverty and unemployment contribute significantly to stress, anxiety and depression while natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics can also lead to trauma, displacement, and long-lasting psycho...
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CARPHA Encourages Early Detection Towards Preventing Kidney Disease in the Caribbean

CARPHA Encourages Early Detection Towards Preventing Kidney Disease in the Caribbean

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. March 13, 2025. In 2019 kidney diseases were the fifth leading cause of death in the Non-Latin Caribbean region. In line with this year’s World Kidney Day theme, "Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect early, protect kidney health", the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) urges early screening for detection, along with appropriate management of diabetes and hypertension in primary care, as an important part of preventing kidney disease in the Reg...
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CARPHA and Tourism Trinidad Limited Collaborate to Build Capacity for a Healthy and Safe Carnival 2025

CARPHA and Tourism Trinidad Limited Collaborate to Build Capacity for a Healthy and Safe Carnival 2025

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. February 19, 2025: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), through its Regional Tourism and Health Program (THP), continues to collaborate with Tourism Trinidad Limited (TTL) to build capacity to promote healthier, safer tourism as Trinidad prepares for its annual Carnival mass gathering event 2025. Both CARPHA and TTL are committed to safe and responsible tourism to protect the health and well-being of both visitors and the local populations, especi...
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  • CARPHA Encourages Persons to Know their Blood Pressure

    CARPHA Encourages Persons to Know their Blood Pressure

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    Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 16, 2014: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is calling on persons to know their blood pressure, strive to keep it healthy or lower it. This is in keep...
  • CARPHA and CTO Launch Tourism and Health Programme

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    CARPHA and CTO successfully launched the regional tourism and health programme and conducted an awareness and discussion workshop on Friday May 2, 2014 in Aruba. The keynote address was given by the M...
  • CARPHA’s new Chairman of the Board

    CARPHA’s new Chairman of the Board

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    Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 02, 2013: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of the Honourable Colin Riley, Minister of Health of Montserrat...
  • Saint Lucia Joins Regional Project to Build Public Health Capacity

    Saint Lucia Joins Regional Project to Build Public Health Capacity

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    Castries, Saint Lucia, September 04, 2014. The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations, in collaboration with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), is launching the Ca...
  • New CARPHA lab to help region respond to health threats

    New CARPHA lab to help region respond to health threats

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    The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) moved today one step forward in its mission to provide strategic direction in analyzing, defining and responding to public health priorities of CARICOM, in ...
  • GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP

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    The Center for Global Health of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., in collaboration with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), St. George's Un...
  • CR-FELTP Trains New Mentors in Jamaica

    CR-FELTP Trains New Mentors in Jamaica

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    Caribbean Regional Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (CR-FELTP) Trains New Mentors in Jamaica The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) hosted a four-day workshop in Kingston, Jam...
  • Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean

    Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean "Low"

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    Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 06, 2014: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the risk of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) being imported to the Caribbean is low. Executive Direct...
  • Risk Communication Training to Help Senior Health Officials Better Manage Health Threats

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    Risk Communication Training to Help Senior Health Officials Better Manage Health Threats Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, June 19, 2016: "Risk communication is an important tool in managing health th...
  • Influenza Activity in the Caribbean

    Influenza Activity in the Caribbean

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    Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 26, 2013. The Caribbean, like other regions in the Americas, experiences seasonal influenza activity. Improved health monitoring by Ministries of Health i...