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CARPHA Urges the Region to take Action against Hepatitis
28Jul

CARPHA Urges the Region to take Action against Hepatitis

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CARPHA Urges the Region to take Action against Hepatitis Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  July 28, 2016.  “Hepatitis claims the lives of many people and puts a heavy economic burden on communities and health systems,’’ stated Dr. C. James Hospedales in observance of W...
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CARPHA Team deployed to the Bahamas in the Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew
10Jul

CARPHA Team deployed to the Bahamas in the Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 7, 2016.  The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has sent a team to the Bahamas to carry out rapid needs assessment following the passage of Hurricane Matthew. CARPHA is part of the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) which is spearheaded by the Ca...
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Caribbean Countries Receive US$8 Million to Reduce Health Risks from Toxic Chemicals
11Jun

Caribbean Countries Receive US$8 Million to Reduce Health Risks from Toxic Chemicals

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  5 November, 2016.  Exposure to toxic chemicals found in household cleaning products, processed foods and even clothing can severely damage a person’s health.  Dr. Ahmad Khan, Director, Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Te...
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Framework proposed for formal Caribbean network
06Jun

Framework proposed for formal Caribbean network

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CARPHA and representatives from all Caribbean countries and territories have agreed on a draft framework for a formal vector-borne diseases network. The goal is to share critical data for emerging infections such as dengue and Zika viruses, develop research plans, and improve surveillance, diagnosis...
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  • CARPHA Encourages Persons to Know their Blood Pressure

    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...
  • CARPHA Issues its First Emergency Use Recommendation for a COVID-19 Vaccine

    CARPHA Issues its First Emergency Use Recommendation for a COVID-19 Vaccine

    3/9/2021 5:27:00 PM
    CARPHA Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) issued its first certificate of recommendation for emergency use for the COVID-19 vaccine COVISHIELD™ to CARPHA Member States on 2nd March, 2021.
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