CARPHA and Public Health England Tackle the Threat of Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in the Region

CARPHA and Public Health England Tackle the Threat of Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in the Region

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, December 10, 2014:  “Antimicrobial resistance threatens a return to the pre-antibiotic era when common infections and simple injuries often cause death.” This World Health Organization statement was reinforced by the Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr C. James Hospedales, at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Laboratory Twinning Workshop on Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance in the Caribbean The two-da...
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Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control

The Plan of Action for Promoting Healthy Weights: 2014 – 2019 is one part of CARPHA’s integrated strategy to reduce the burden of NCDs. The Plan focuses on the specific issues, challenges and needs of children and adolescents (Birth – 25 years) as it pertains to over-nutrition. Although it is specifically directed to the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in this age group, the activities and outputs in this Plan will have wider societal impact. These measures in ...
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CARPHA Hosts Mortality Coding and Underlying Cause-of-Death Training Workshop

CARPHA Hosts Mortality Coding and Underlying Cause-of-Death Training Workshop

CARPHA recently concluded a specialized five-day training workshop on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, version 10 (ICD-10) and Underlying Cause-of-Death Selection in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for first time mortality coders.  The training workshop was held from November 17-21, 2014. The purpose of the ICD-10 is to promote international comparability in the collection, classification, processing and presentation of health statist...
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CARPHA Has Not Stopped Testing for Chikungunya

CARPHA Has Not Stopped Testing for Chikungunya

September 11, 2014 MEDIA RELEASE   CARPHA Has Not Stopped Testing for Chikungunya Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 11, 2014:  Contrary to recent media reports, CARPHA continues to test for the Chikungunya virus.  At a media conference this morning at the Agency’s headquarters in Port of Spain, CARPHA’s Executive Director, Dr. C. James Hospedales, pointed out that the Agency has scaled up its capability to meet the increased demand for testing in the Car...
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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...