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CEHI Call for Papers - February 2012 **NEW**

Caribbean Environmental Health Institute The 6th Caribbean Environmental Forum has issued a call for papers for its conference 21-25 May 2012, St Kitts & Nevis. more info: http://www.cehi.org.lc/cef/callforpapers.htm   

Appointment of Interim Director - January 2012

CARPHA has appointed Dr Jerome Walcott as its Interim Director. Click here for more on this and other CARPHA news.
  

CARPHA and Caribbean Tourism Organisation join forces to Target Quality Tourism - January 2012

CARPHA stepped up its work in advancing the wellness revolution for the Caribbean's residents and visitors by collaborating with the tourism industry. The Caribbean Tourism Organisation's Council agreed the following areas of collaboration with CARPHA to support quality tourism in the Caribbean:

• Reducing health and environmental threats to protect communities and support the sustainability of healthy tourism;
• Sharing data to inform CARPHA’s research and surveillance programmes;
• Promoting CARPHA and its Regional public health agenda 

Press release

CARPHA Kick-Starts Operations and Wishes a Healthy and Happy New Year to All!

As the world prepares for another exciting year in 2012, the Caribbean prepares for a Wellness Revolution as CARPHA promises a year of transformation. We kick-start operations in January with olympian gusto and a flurry of activity including: 

• Recruiting internally and externally to provide a bedrock of talent and skills for CARPHA
• Institutional strengthening – ensuring CARPHA is a Centre for Excellence from the outset
• Streamlining financial, administrative and legal matters – putting a solid foundation in place
• Developing an Integrated management structure and implementing a sound Information technology infrastructure – to support efficient and effective operations
• New CARPHA HQ: Design and construction of campus in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

 More information

Executive Board second meeting: Monday 5th December 2011

The second CARPHA Executive Board meeting was hosted by Minister of Health Dr Fuad Khan and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain on Monday 5th December. The issues discussed included the CARPHA work programme for 2012 and the CARPHA site in Trinidad. Meeting Summary.

Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) establishing the Caribbean Public Health Agency can be viewed here.

About CARPHA

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) was created on 2nd July 2011. CARPHA will deliver better health outcomes for the residents and visitors in the Caribbean.

The Agency's will draw together and build on public health knowledge and expertise across the Caribbean, preventing duplication of effort and resources. This will facilitate a co-ordinated approach to public health issues including managing the risk of disease outbreaks in the Caribbean Region.

CARPHA will replace and build on the work of CARICOM's five Regional Health Institutions (RHIs), following a phased transition period.

Publications

CARPHA Background document

See also:
CARPHA Briefing- Download here