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Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in the Caribbean island of St Martin

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On December 12, 2013, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) received notification of ten confirmed cases of locally acquired chikungunya virus infection on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, which is divided into two parts, Sint Maarten and Saint Martin, governed by the Netherlands and France respectively. Four additional cases have been identified as probable cases, and 20 other persons are suspected of having the disease. Laboratory test results are awaited and it i...

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 is providing more timely and detailed information on viruses currently circulating in the Region. This has resulted in the recent confirmation by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus from samples received from St Vincent. The identification of 2009 H1N1 influen...

No Bird Flu in the Caribbean

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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 04, 2013: Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. C. James Hospedales, has confirmed that Influenza A (H5N1), commonly referred to as “avian influenza” or “bird flu” has not been detected in the Caribbean region. Although human infection with this virus is rare, sporadic cases of human infection have been reported outside of the Caribbean. Reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) show Indon...

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, as the new Chairman of its Executive Board of Directors. Minister Riley expressed his great pleasure at being given a turn to make a contribution to strengthening and adapting the Region’s health systems to address the changing nature of public health. Minister Riley replaces Jamaica&rsquo...

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CARPHA’s Pandemic Fund Supports Reduction in Dengue and other Mosquito Borne Illnesses in Member States through Fogging Machines and Chemicals

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 23 December, 2024. As part of its ongoing commitment to combat epidemic prone illnesses such as mosquito-borne diseases, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (C...
Enhancing Emergency Communication Resilience with Satellite Phones

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In today’s world, phones have become essential to our daily lives—central hubs for connecting with family, friends, and the world around us. But what happens when these lifelines fail? Nat...
CARPHA Strengthens Capacity in Monitoring and Evaluation and Data Appreciation in Grenada

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Saint George’s, Grenada. December 11, 2024. Twenty-five professionals completed an intensive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Data Appreciation Training, designed to enhance their ability...
CARPHA Supports “Timeliness” Metrics to Strengthen the Caribbean’s Response to Health Threats

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Bridgetown, Barbados, December 6, 2024 – Public health professionals from five countries are now able to use timeliness performance metrics to improve the way the Caribbean region detects a...
CARPHA Successfully Launches Antigua and Barbuda Tourism and Health Program

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St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. December 5, 2024 – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministries of Health, Wel...
CARPHA Supports Mass Gathering Surveillance for Bahamas National Festivals

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Nassau, Bahamas. 25th November 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with The Bahamas Ministry of Health and Wellness, conducted a mass gathering (MG) risk ass...
CARPHA Hosts Regional IATA Infectious Substances Transport "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop with the Pandemic Fund’s Support

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. November 29, 2024 – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) concluded its Train-the-Trainer Workshop on the Safe Transportation of Infectious Su...
Caribbean Nations Join Forces to Combat Dengue and Arboviruses at Regional Workshop

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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the Government of the Cayman Islands, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and the Pan Americ...
CARPHA One Health Workshop Brings Together Over 70 Experts to Strengthen Caribbean Food Safety and Disease Surveillance

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. November 18, 2024 – The Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA) One Health Multidisciplinary Workshop to Promote Integrated Surveillance for Foodborne...
CARPHA Joins the Call to “Educate, Advocate, Act now” for World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. November 18, 2024. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the dominating global public health and development threats.[1],[2] AMR occu...

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...