CARPHA Calls on Member States to Take Action to Reduce the Spread of Mosquito Borne Diseases

CARPHA Calls on Member States to Take Action to Reduce the Spread of Mosquito Borne Diseases

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  5 July 2024.   Mosquito borne diseases continue to pose a serious public health threat to the Caribbean Region.  The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has increased reports of Dengue outbreaks with hospitalisations and deaths in some instances, and recently confirmed cases of Zika, and Chikungunya at its Medical Microbiology Laboratory.These mosquito-borne diseases can have a major impact on our way of life and our vital to...
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Caribbean Public Health Day, From Awareness to Action: Public Health Matters

Caribbean Public Health Day, From Awareness to Action: Public Health Matters

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2 July 2024 - Caribbean Public Health Day (CPHD) is celebrated annually on July 2nd to raise awareness about public health’s vital role in the lives of Caribbean people, and to highlight the work of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). This day coincides with the anniversary of CARPHA, the region’s sole public health agency, legally established in July 2011 and operationalized in 2013 following the signing of an Intergovernmental Agree...
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CARPHA’s Medical Microbiology Laboratory Identified as the Fastest Laboratory to Submit Molecular External Quality Assessments Results for both Measles and Rubella

CARPHA’s Medical Microbiology Laboratory Identified as the Fastest Laboratory to Submit Molecular External Quality Assessments Results for both Measles and Rubella

Measles, a highly contagious disease which can lead to severe complications and death, was the fifth vaccine-preventable disease to be eliminated from the Caribbean and countries of the Americas, after the regional eradication of endemic smallpox in 1971, polio in 1994, and rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in 2015.Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  25 June 2024.  To facilitate a reduction in the mortality associated with measles, the WHO Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory N...
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CARPHA Partners with The UWI – School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Augustine for Capacity Building Entomology Workshop 

CARPHA Partners with The UWI – School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Augustine for Capacity Building Entomology Workshop 

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 24 June 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) collaborated with The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of the West Indies (UWI) for a three-day workshop titled "Identification of Arthropod Vectors of Diseases of Public Health, Animal Health, and Zoonotic Importance," held from June 10th – 12th, 2024, at the UWI School of Veterinary Medicine campus, Mt. Hope, Trinidad and Tobago. The intensive workshop aimed to build the...
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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...