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Obesity and Overweight on the Rise Among Women in the Caribbean

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Being obese, places an individual at a high risk for developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, later in life. Non-communicable diseases and childhood obesity1 are priority health and economic issues for health officials worldwide. “Studies have revealed that women in the Caribbean have higher rates of obesity in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) compared to men. They also have higher rates of abdominal obesity and ...

Field Testers Trained to Conduct Rapid Testing in Communities Towards Ending HIV Infection

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The CARICOM region is making testing for HIV/AIDS more accessible to key at-risk populations. Knowing one’s status is important, as the Caribbean continues to demonstrate the highest HIV prevalence in the Western Hemisphere and the second highest in the world, after Sub Saharan Africa. As part of a global strategy embraced by Caribbean governments, communities are being engaged to expand testing. This strategy is aimed at ensuring that persons, not only know their status...

Caribbean Regulators adopt Framework to Strengthen Regulatory Systems

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San Salvador, El Salvador. Senior government pharmacists and regulators from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, participated in the biannual Pan American Network of Drug Regulatory Harmonization (PANDRH) . The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the Agency managing the Caribbean Regulatory Systems (CRS) on behalf of the Dutch and English-spe...

Health is a Critical Resource for Living

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"Health is a human right and a critical resource for living. There is general recognition that health and access to health services are essential to individual, community and national development. CARPHA has acted on that recognition through its provision public health services to Member States," states Dr C. James Hospedales in his message for World Health Day. Read more

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CARPHA Supports Antigua and Barbuda in Building Capacity for upcoming Mass Gathering Events

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St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. April 17th 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is conducting an integrated mission to Antigua and Barbuda (ANU) during April 15-19th&nbs...
CARPHA Works Towards Strengthening Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Outbreak Management

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In light of recent global health challenges and regional natural disasters, the importance of robust emergency preparedness and, outbreak detection and management in the region cannot be overstated. T...
CARPHA Progresses to Eligibility for the First Disbursement of Pandemic Funding

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 22 March, 2024. Following a landmark Public Signing Ceremony for the Pandemic Fund (PF) Technical Cooperation Agreement (“Reducing the Public Health Impact of...
Violence in the Caribbean: a Public Health Crisis

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Castries, Saint Lucia, 21 March 2024. Violence is rightly examined as a public health issue, because it affects physical, mental, and psychosocial health, it affects the individual families, and commu...
Media Invitation - CARPHA 68th Annual Health Research Conference Media Launch

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CARPHA Supports St. Vincent and the Grenadines for CELAC and Cricket World Cup

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Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, March 6th 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) conducted an integrated mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to ...
A Multisectoral Approach to Climate Resilient Food and Water Safety Planning in the Caribbean

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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) hosted two national workshops from January 24th – 31st, 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados, foc...
CARPHA: Take Action to Avoid the Harmful Effects of Saharan Dust

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 10 February, 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging persons to protect themselves against adverse health effects of a Saharan dust plume, which...
Caribbean Country Department General Manager of the IDB visits CARPHA to discuss the Regional Pandemic Fund Project (RG-T4387)

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On January 30, 2024, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) welcomed the Caribbean Country Department General Manager of the Inter-American Development Ba...
CARPHA to Conduct Surveys to Understand Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices related to Mosquito Borne Diseases

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Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Public Health Agency seeks to gain a better understanding of the population’s knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with Mosquito Borne Diseas...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 "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

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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...