CARPHA Convenes the First Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for Ebola Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, December 08, 2014: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) recently hosted the first meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for Ebola (RCME). The establishm...
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Promoting Health Weights in the Caribbean: Safeguarding our Future Development Roseau, Dominica, March 12, 2015: The Caribbean is in the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, despite the fact that the health status of the Region’s children and young people has dramatically improved over the p...
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CARPHA Launches “Bullying in Schools” Video for Caribbean Public Health Day Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. July 2, 2015. In celebration of Caribbean Public Health Day, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has produced a half hour video presentation, which ad...
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In the Caribbean cancers are the second leading cause of death. Nearly one half of cancers are preventable or treatable if detected early. Among females, breast cancer is the main cause of death, followed by cervical cancer. Prostate cancer is ranked as the leading cause of cancer death among males...
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