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Food Safety, should we be concerned?

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Food Safety, should we be concerned? Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. April 21 2015. In the Caribbean region, foodborne diseases continue to increase and have huge impacts on public health and the economy. Every year, thousands of people in the Region experience one or more episodes of foodborne illness. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Trinidad and Tobago Office, and the Ministry of Health recently hosted a breakfast seminar and panel discussion entitled “How...

CARPHA and St Lucia Ministry of Health Congratulate Graduates of the CR-FELTP

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On April 22, 2015, the first cohort of Trainees in St Lucia to complete Level I of the Caribbean Regional Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (CR-FELTP) celebrated their graduation with a ceremony at the Bay Gardens Hotel in Rodney Bay, St Lucia. Nine graduates were recognized for their successful completion of the programme. With the dedicated support of Dr Sharon Belmar-George, the St Lucia FELTP Country Coordinator, and mentors and trainers from the Ministry of Health, Welln...

Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) for Climate Resilience and Disaster Preparedness

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Environmental awareness and concerns resulting from climate change and climate variability, as well as increasing demands for potable water underline rainwater harvesting as a means of boosting water supplies. “Ensuring that populations have access to safe and affordable potable water is a basic human right” said Dr C James Hospedales, Executive Director, CARPHA. He also noted that the Agency strongly support the responsible harvesting and use of rainwater in the region. Rainwater is...

TB is still a Health Threat in the Caribbean

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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 23, 2015: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) joins the Region in observing World Tuberculosis (TB) day. The Day is used to build public awareness that TB remains a major global health problem, responsible for illness among 9 million new people each year, and deaths of 1.5 million. Worldwide, TB ranks as the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease, after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This year’s ...

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Enhancing Emergency Communication Resilience with Satellite Phones

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In today’s world, phones have become essential to our daily lives—central hubs for connecting with family, friends, and the world around us. But what happens when these lifelines fail? Nat...
CARPHA Strengthens Capacity in Monitoring and Evaluation and Data Appreciation in Grenada

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Saint George’s, Grenada. December 11, 2024. Twenty-five professionals completed an intensive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Data Appreciation Training, designed to enhance their ability...
CARPHA Supports “Timeliness” Metrics to Strengthen the Caribbean’s Response to Health Threats

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Bridgetown, Barbados, December 6, 2024 – Public health professionals from five countries are now able to use timeliness performance metrics to improve the way the Caribbean region detects a...
CARPHA Successfully Launches Antigua and Barbuda Tourism and Health Program

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St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. December 5, 2024 – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministries of Health, Wel...
CARPHA Supports Mass Gathering Surveillance for Bahamas National Festivals

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Nassau, Bahamas. 25th November 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with The Bahamas Ministry of Health and Wellness, conducted a mass gathering (MG) risk ass...
CARPHA Hosts Regional IATA Infectious Substances Transport "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop with the Pandemic Fund’s Support

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. November 29, 2024 – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) concluded its Train-the-Trainer Workshop on the Safe Transportation of Infectious Su...
Caribbean Nations Join Forces to Combat Dengue and Arboviruses at Regional Workshop

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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the Government of the Cayman Islands, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and the Pan Americ...
CARPHA One Health Workshop Brings Together Over 70 Experts to Strengthen Caribbean Food Safety and Disease Surveillance

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. November 18, 2024 – The Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA) One Health Multidisciplinary Workshop to Promote Integrated Surveillance for Foodborne...
CARPHA Joins the Call to “Educate, Advocate, Act now” for World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. November 18, 2024. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the dominating global public health and development threats.[1],[2] AMR occu...
CARPHA Collaborates with PAHO to Build Capacity in the Safe Handling and Shipping of Infectious Substances in Suriname

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Paramaribo, Suriname. 13 November 2024. In an effort to strengthen regional health security and reinforce biosafety and biosecurity protocols across the Region, the Caribbean Public Health...

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...