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New Regional Committee established to advise the project: ‘Pathway to Policy: Integrating Security and Public Health Responses to Firearms Trafficking and Violence in the Caribbean’

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Joint press release 4 December 2023 BRIDGETOWN—The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS); the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA); the George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, a unit of the Caribbean Institute of Health Research (CAIHR) at The University of the West Indies (GACDRC at The UWI); and the Small Arms Survey, an associated programme of the Geneva Graduate Institute, formally established a multi-sectoral Advisory Committ...

CARPHA Remembers PAHO Director Emeritus – Dr. Carissa Etienne as a “Tireless Advocate for Regional Solidarity”

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Port of Spain, Trinidad. 01 December, 2023: It is with profound sadness and shock that I extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends, people of Dominica, the Caribbean Community and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), on the untimely passing of PAHO Director Emeritus, Dr. Carissa Etienne. Dr. Etienne's contributions to public health in the Americas were not only significant, but also transformative. Her leadership and unwavering commitment to our Caribbean Community...

CARPHA Announces the Completion of the First Regional Project Funded by the AFD

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 30 November 2023. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Agence Française de Développement (the French Development Agency or AFD) today announced the completion of its first collaborative project to strengthen regional health security, prevent and control non-communicable diseases, and partnership for public health in the Caribbean. In February 2019, CARPHA and the AFD embarked on a project centred on a shared commitment to addr...

CARPHA encourages Member States to Reinforce Measures to Reduce the spread of Dengue and other Mosquito Borne Diseases

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 22 November 2023. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has noted the continued increase, over the past six months, in reports of suspected and confirmed cases of Dengue in the Caribbean region, especially in CARPHA Member States that have seen increased rainfall. The associated risks and ripple effects must not be underestimated as outbreaks of Dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and Chikungunya pose a sign...

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New Regional Committee established to advise the project: ‘Pathway to Policy: Integrating Security and Public Health Responses to Firearms Trafficking and Violence in the Caribbean’

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Joint press release 4 December 2023 BRIDGETOWN—The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS); the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA); the George...
CARPHA Remembers PAHO Director Emeritus – Dr. Carissa Etienne as a “Tireless Advocate for Regional Solidarity”

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Port of Spain, Trinidad. 01 December, 2023: It is with profound sadness and shock that I extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends, people of Dominica, the Caribbean Community and the Pa...
CARPHA Announces the Completion of the First Regional Project Funded by the AFD

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 30 November 2023. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Agence Française de Développement (the French Development Agency or AFD) today a...
CARPHA encourages Member States to Reinforce Measures to Reduce the spread of Dengue and other Mosquito Borne Diseases

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 22 November 2023. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has noted the continued increase, over the past six months, in reports of s...
CARPHA and Vital Strategies Sign New Agreement to Strengthen Cancer Data Collection Systems in Jamaica

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Kingston, Jamaica. 16 November 2023. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is collaborating with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), Jamaica, to strengthen cancer survei...
Know your Risk and Your Numbers: It is a Lifesaving Practice

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 13 November 2023. Diabetes is a major health concern in the Caribbean region, affecting millions of people and burdening healthcare systems. ...
GIZ Hands Over Vehicle to CARPHA

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Castries, Saint Lucia. 20 October 2023. The Global Programme Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and im...
CARPHA Conducts Food Security and Nutrition Surveillance Workshop in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. From 4th – 5th October 2023, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) conducted a hybrid Training in DHIS2, Using Food and Nutrit...
World Food Day 2023: “Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind”

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Castries, Saint Lucia. 16 October 2023. Access to food and water are fundamental human rights1. Water in its finite nature is the driving force for people, economies, nature and the foundation of our ...
CARPHA Hosts Webinar to Promote Octagonal Front-of-Package Nutritional Warning Labels (FOPWL)

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 11 October 2023. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and cancers remain the leading causes of mortality, morbidit...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 "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

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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...