Successful staging of regional inter-agency emergency response exercise

Successful staging of regional inter-agency emergency response exercise

BRIDGETOWN, Jan. 13, 2017 – Representatives of four key Caribbean regional agencies successfully completed an intensive two-day simulation exercise dubbed ‘Synergy 2017’. The exercise was held on January 11th and 12th 2017 hosted at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) based in Barbados.    The scenario involved the outbreak of a mysterious virus on board a cruise ship as it approaches a Caribbean port. This is followed by an explosion, which con...
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Anguilla and Suriname sign Caribbean Regulatory System MOU

Anguilla and Suriname sign Caribbean Regulatory System MOU

As the implementation of its recently established Caribbean Regulatory System, or “CRS” progresses, CARPHA is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the governments of Anguilla and Suriname. These memoranda of understanding provide a mechanism to facilitate the rapid uptake of CRS registration recommendations for Marketing Authorizations in member states.  It further enables CARPHA to work more closely with CARPHA member states to help register ess...
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CARPHA Achieves International Accreditation for Testing Quality of Medicines

CARPHA Achieves International Accreditation for Testing Quality of Medicines

Access to healthcare and essential quality medicines and pharmaceutical products is critical for the Caribbean population's well-being and optimal health.  Recently, the Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), received international accreditation for laboratory testing services. Conformity with the ISO17025:2005 standard marks a significant endorsement for the Agency’s capabilities to test the quality control of pharmaceutical finished product...
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Regional Experts Lay Groundwork for Roadmap on Climate Change and Health

Recognised by the World Health Organization, as one of the greatest threats to human health and the environment, climate change can affect safe drinking water, secure shelter, sufficient food and shelter in the Caribbean region. Climate change is driven by increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from human activities of burning oil and gas. This traps the sun’s energy in the air and is causing global warming and rising sea levels, with projections of a 2 metre or 6 foot rise ...
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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...