World No Tobacco Day: Protecting Children From Tobacco Industry Interference

World No Tobacco Day: Protecting Children From Tobacco Industry Interference

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 29 May 2024.  Tobacco continues to pose a significant global health challenge, contributing to millions of deaths annually despite widespread efforts to curb its usage.  In the Caribbean region, tobacco use remains a major public health concern.“The use of tobacco products in any form - whether it is smoked, smokeless, or electronic - harms nearly every organ of the body. Tobacco use is one of the main risk fa...
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Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week Urges Public Action Against Vector-Borne Diseases

Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week Urges Public Action Against Vector-Borne Diseases

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 14 May 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) launches the 2024 iteration of Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week (CMAW) from May 13th to 17th, emphasizing the ongoing battle against mosquito-borne diseases in the Region. Throughout the week, CARPHA aims to spotlight both the challenges and solutions in controlling mosquito populations and preventing diseases such as Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, and Malaria. With reports from the last year (2023) in...
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CARPHA Works with Trinidad and Tobago toward Strengthening Capacity for the Upcoming ICC T20 Men’s World Cup

CARPHA Works with Trinidad and Tobago toward Strengthening Capacity for the Upcoming ICC T20 Men’s World Cup

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. May 8th 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) held a 4-day integrated mission to Trinidad and Tobago from May 6th to 9th, 2024, with the aim of strengthening Surveillance, Early Warning and Response, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases and Food Safety capacity in preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup and other Mass Gathering (MG) events.The CARPHA mission, led by Dr. Lisa Indar, Director, Surveillance, D...
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CARPHA Provides Laboratory Services for ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024

CARPHA Provides Laboratory Services for ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 7 May 2024.  As anticipation builds for the upcoming ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in June 2024, public health preparations for these international mass gathering events are underway.The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), through the Caribbean Public Health Laboratory Network (CariPHLN), is working with the Member States that are hosting the Cricket World Cup, to provide an integrated laboratory response, which will enhance...
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  • CARPHA Encourages Persons to Know their Blood Pressure

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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...