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 la...
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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 ...
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The Caribbean region’s ability to respond to crisis situations and its early warning capacity have been greatly strengthened, thanks to the Global Crisis Response Support Programme (GCRSP). The two-year programme received 2.6 million euros from the European Union to improve crisi...
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, December 16, 2016. In a recent study, researchers from CARPHA and the US CDC found that the rates of death from cervical cancer, breast, prostate and colon cancer are 2-9 times higher in the Caribbean compared to the United States. Only lung cancer was higher in t...
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