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SUCCESS STORY: CARPHA Shines the Spotlight on Cancer in the Caribbean

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Cancer is the second cause of death in the Caribbean. The high costs of cancer care and treatment impact negatively on the economies of our countries.

CARPHA Observes World Environment Day 2020

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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) recognizes World Environment Day as a time to call to action all governments and citizens of CARPHA Member States to do their part to safeguard Caribbean Biodiversity...

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Caribbean Wellness Day 2020 Statement

This year, the people of the Caribbean Region will celebrate 12 years since the 2007 landmark summit, ‘Declaration of Port of Spain: Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases’...
SUCCESS STORY: CARPHA Shines the Spotlight on Cancer in the Caribbean

Cancer is the second cause of death in the Caribbean. The high costs of cancer care and treatment impact negatively on the economies of our countries.
CARPHA Turnaround Time for Testing Remains Consistent with No Test Results Pending

As the regional reference laboratory, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) continues to conduct tests for suspected COVID-19 cases for 18 of its 26 Member States.
World Breastfeeding Week 2020: Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet

The benefits of breastfeeding are tremendous for both mother and baby. Breast milk, which is specially designed to meet the health needs of a growing baby, provides protection against infections and ...
CARPHA’s Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) Recommends Its 100th Medicine to CARICOM Member States

Recently, the CARPHA CRS recommended its 100th medicine to CARICOM Member States. The event serves as an important milestone. The CARPHA CRS has been operational since April 2017, through significan...
CARPHA’s Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) Recommends Its First COVID-19 PCR Test Kit for Pandemic Use to CARICOM /

The Caribbean Public Health Agency's Caribbean Regulatory System (CARPHA - CRS) has issued the first ever recommendation of a diagnostic test kit for the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus 2019 for emergenc...
CARPHA Receives Medical Supplies from the People's Republic of China

CARPHA received medical supplies from the People’s Republic of China to help in the fight against COVID-19.
CARPHA Laboratory Achieves 100% Turnaround Time for all Diagnostic Tests

In June 2020, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) processed the largest number of samples – an unprecedented achievement in the history of the organisation. A total of 3,250 samples we...
Caribbean Public Health Day: In a time of COVID-19

Over the years, the Caribbean region has faced a series of public health challenges. The persistence of diseases such as dengue, and the emergence of new ones such as the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
The IFBA Welcomes new Partnership with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)

The International Federation of Biosafety Associations has announced that the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is an official Observer organization of the IFBA.

CARPHA Encourages Persons to Know their Blood Pressure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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...