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Let's Take Action to Reimagine, Recreate and Restore our Caribbean Ecosystems

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World Environment Day, observed annually on 5th June, raises awareness of the problems facing our environment. These problems include pollution, land degradation, unsustainable consumption, sea-level rise, food insecurity and exploitation. Our commemoration of World Environment Day helps to initiate and drive change in consumption patterns and environmental policy

La toute première conférence virtuelle de recherche en santé du CARPHA axée sur le thème de Pandémies, Maladies Non Transmissibles et Changement Climatique

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Sous le thème Pandémie, MNT et changement climatique - la triple menace des Caraïbes, l'Agence de santé publique des Caraïbes (CARPHA), en collaboration avec l'Agence française de développement (AFD), organisera sa toute première conférence virtuelle sur la recherche en santé, du 16 au 19 juin 2021.

Reading Food Labels Can Help You Make Informed Healthier Food Choices

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Overweight/obesity are major risk factors and drivers of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) epidemic in the Caribbean region. Unhealthy diets are increasingly being recognised as the leading cause of NCD mortality. Due to the availability and abundance of food there is overconsumption, including processed foods. Caribbean Nutrition Day is observed annually on 1st June. The aim of this day is to create an awareness of the importance of healthy eating and active living towards reducing this b...

CARPHA’s First Ever Virtual Health Research Conference Highlights Pandemics, NCDs and Climate Change

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In the Caribbean, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability and takes a heavy toll on societies. Climate change, is now well recognised as a threat to human health with impacts such as severe weather events and hurricanes, increases in mosquito-borne, food and waterborne diseases, water scarcity and food insecurity. Pandemics have also impacted large numbers of people in the Caribbean. The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in large numbers of deaths and...

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Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Gives Keynote Address at Panel Discussion - Aiming for Change: Firearms and Public Health Intersections

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Castries, Saint Lucia. 3 May 2024. Why do the types of weapons used in violence, and in particular firearms matter? What roles can the public health sector play in preventing firearms-related vi...
CARPHA Conference Tackles Violence Through Research and Evidence

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Castries, Saint Lucia. 3 May 2024. Violence plagues the Region and represents a huge burden on health systems and major economic costs to society. Violence as a public hea...
CARPHA Supports Antigua and Barbuda in Building Capacity for upcoming Mass Gathering Events

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St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. April 17th 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is conducting an integrated mission to Antigua and Barbuda (ANU) during April 15-19th&nbs...
CARPHA Works Towards Strengthening Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Outbreak Management

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In light of recent global health challenges and regional natural disasters, the importance of robust emergency preparedness and, outbreak detection and management in the region cannot be overstated. T...
CARPHA Progresses to Eligibility for the First Disbursement of Pandemic Funding

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 22 March, 2024. Following a landmark Public Signing Ceremony for the Pandemic Fund (PF) Technical Cooperation Agreement (“Reducing the Public Health Impact of...
Violence in the Caribbean: a Public Health Crisis

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Castries, Saint Lucia, 21 March 2024. Violence is rightly examined as a public health issue, because it affects physical, mental, and psychosocial health, it affects the individual families, and commu...
Media Invitation - CARPHA 68th Annual Health Research Conference Media Launch

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CARPHA Supports St. Vincent and the Grenadines for CELAC and Cricket World Cup

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Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, March 6th 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) conducted an integrated mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to ...
A Multisectoral Approach to Climate Resilient Food and Water Safety Planning in the Caribbean

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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) hosted two national workshops from January 24th – 31st, 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados, foc...
CARPHA: Take Action to Avoid the Harmful Effects of Saharan Dust

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 10 February, 2024. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging persons to protect themselves against adverse health effects of a Saharan dust plume, which...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 "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

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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...