CARPHA Urges Region to Gear Up for the Possibility of a Severe Outbreak of Dengue Fever
05Nov

CARPHA Urges Region to Gear Up for the Possibility of a Severe Outbreak of Dengue Fever

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While chikungunya and zika, which swept the region in 2014 and 2016 are not expected back anytime soon, CARPHA is warning, “gear-up for the possibility of a major outbreak of dengue fever in 2018.” This because as before, the pre-conditions of abundant mosquito vector levels still exist,...
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Breast Cancer: the No. 1 Killer Among Females in the Caribbean
22Oct

Breast Cancer: the No. 1 Killer Among Females in the Caribbean

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Breast cancer is the main cause of cancer deaths among Caribbean females, accounting for 14%-30% of cancer deaths.  This disease has a significant impact on women’s health and is two times higher in the Caribbean compared to the USA1.   “The large number of deaths from b...
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Healthy Practices to Keep You and Your Family Safe During Heavy Rainfall and Flooding
20Oct

Healthy Practices to Keep You and Your Family Safe During Heavy Rainfall and Flooding

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In light of the adverse weather conditions with prolonged rainfall and severe flooding being experienced in parts of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is advising individuals to pay special attention to their health, personal hygiene, vector control, food and water saf...
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Advocacy from CARPHA and CARICOM Results in Zika Label being Removed from the Caribbean
19Oct

Advocacy from CARPHA and CARICOM Results in Zika Label being Removed from the Caribbean

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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) has removed its Zika virus country classification scheme, which categorized most of the Caribbean territories as having active Zika virus transmission.  This removal by the WHO comes on t...
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    CARPHA Encourages Persons to Know their Blood Pressure

    5/16/2014 5:08:00 PM
    Hypertension
    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

    7/5/2014 1:45:00 PM
    Tourism
    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

    11/12/2013 4:17:00 PM
    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

    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...
  • New CARPHA lab to help region respond to health threats

    New CARPHA lab to help region respond to health threats

    2/13/2014 11:21:00 AM
    Laboratory, Biosafety
    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 ...
  • CR-FELTP Trains New Mentors in Jamaica

    CR-FELTP Trains New Mentors in Jamaica

    9/3/2015 4:50:00 AM
    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...

  • GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP

    6/27/2014 11:32:00 AM
    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...
  • Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean

    Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean "Low"

    11/8/2014 3:23:00 PM
    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...
  • Influenza Activity in the Caribbean

    Influenza Activity in the Caribbean

    11/12/2013 4:56:00 PM
    Influenza, Virus, Vaccination
    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...

  • Risk Communication Training to Help Senior Health Officials Better Manage Health Threats

    6/21/2016 4:16:00 AM
    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...
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