Laboratory Professionals Discuss Strengthening Laboratory Networks Across the Caribbean Region

Laboratory Professionals Discuss Strengthening Laboratory Networks Across the Caribbean Region

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  15 August 2024.  The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) convened a hybrid meeting of the Caribbean Public Health Laboratory Network (CariPHLN), from 12 to 13 August 2024 at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

The two-day meeting jointly funded by the Republic of Korea through the Republic of Korea - CARICOM Cooperation Fund, and the European Union (EU) brought together national laboratory directors and managers, and other laboratory personnel from fifteen CARPHA Member States.   

Dr. Horace Cox, Acting Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control at CARPHA, welcomed participants stating “This meeting is critical in our ongoing efforts to strengthen laboratory networks across the Region.  By bringing together laboratory professionals from CARPHA Member States we are not only addressing current challenges but also laying the foundation for a more resilient and responsive public health infrastructure.”

The meeting aimed to review laboratory portfolios of CARPHA Member States(CMS) to evaluate and in-country capacities, needs and gaps; discuss the development of regional laboratory hubs and a framework for integrating advanced diagnostic technologies and methodologies for reference testing.   A significant outcome of the meeting was the establishment of Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) focusing on the following on key areas:  Antimicrobial Resistance Testing, Sample Transportation, Food and Environment, as well as Genomic Expansion and Surveillance.  

“The formation of the TAGs represents a commitment to providing expert guidance, supporting informed policymaking, promoting innovation and quality assurance, building capacity, engaging stakeholders, enhance crisis response, and ensure transparency and accountability.  This is a critical step towards achieving greater collaboration, efficiency, and impact in laboratory services,” stated Dr. SueMin Nathaniel, Laboratory Manager and Officer-in-Charge of Laboratory Services and Networks at CARPHA. 

Other key outcomes of the meeting included the revision of the CariPHLN organisational chart, updates on improved CMS laboratory capacities and the identification of key CMS to serve as laboratory hubs to assist in regional testing.

About CARPHLN

The Caribbean Public Health Laboratory Network (CariPHLN) is a specialised network established in 2015 which seeks to enable the collaboration among Diagnostic, Environmental, Public Health, Research and Veterinary Laboratories across the Caribbean Member State (CMS) laboratory community to positively improve the lives of nationals and visitors alike in the Caribbean Community.  https://carpha.org/What-We-Do/LABS/CariPHLN 

 

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