Obesity Levels in CARICOM Countries Are the Highest Compared to the Rest of the World, And Alarmingly High in Our Children
04Mar

Obesity Levels in CARICOM Countries Are the Highest Compared to the Rest of the World, And Alarmingly High in Our Children

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Realising that a whole of society approach is necessary to reduce the burden of obesity and diet related NCDs, CARPHA continues to support its member states and collaborate with regional and international organisations in an effort to minimize the impact of obesity in the Caribbean region.
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CARPHA Member States to Further Benefit from Increased Testing Capacity for COVID-19 Virus
26Feb

CARPHA Member States to Further Benefit from Increased Testing Capacity for COVID-19 Virus

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In early 2019, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD, or French Development Agency in English) embarked on a project centred on a shared commitment to strengthen regional health security and prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDs)  in...
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CARPHA IDB-Japanese Collaboration to fight COVID in the Caribbean Region
24Feb

CARPHA IDB-Japanese Collaboration to fight COVID in the Caribbean Region

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In May 2020, the IDB approved a US$750,000 (TT$5.1 million) grant to support CARPHA in the coordination of the regional health response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The grant is financed by the IDB Japan Special Fund which was first established in 1988 by the Government of Japan to foster...
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CARPHA Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Survey
24Feb

CARPHA Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Survey

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CARPHA has launched a survey to obtain views on the COVID-19 vaccines of people living in the Region and to determine their willingness to be vaccinated
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    Saint Lucia Joins Regional Project to Build Public Health Capacity

    9/9/2014 5:03:00 PM
    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...
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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...

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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...
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    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...
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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...

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