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23May

Networking to Combat Zika and other Mosquito borne Diseases

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Networking to Combat Zika and other Mosquito borne Diseases Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, 19th May 2016. Zika, the latest vector borne disease, has been reported in more than 30 countries of the Americas. This disease, along with Dengue and Chikungunya continue to threaten the healt...

18May

Hypertension is a Silent Invisible Killer, You Should Take Seriously

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Hypertension is a Silent Invisible Killer, You Should Take Seriously Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 16, 2016: “Undiagnosed hypertension puts you at risk for a variety of other conditions. Knowing your blood pressure is an important part of health management” remarked Dr. C. J...

29Apr

Get Vaccinated, It Saves Lives!

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Get Vaccinated, It Saves Lives! Each year, immunization prevents an estimated 2-3 million deaths from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and measles - life-threatening diseases that disproportionately affect children. Immunization is one of the world’s most successful publi...

02Apr

CARPHA Observes World Cancer Day 2016

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CARPHA Observes World Cancer Day 2016 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. February 4, 2016. Cancers are the second leading cause of death in the Caribbean region. Breast cancer is the main cause of death among females, followed by cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is one of th...

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CARPHA Underscores the Importance of Insecticide Resistance Testing Amid Chikungunya Resurgence

2/20/2026 4:43:00 PM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | February 20, 2026: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is reminding its Member States (CMS) about the importance of the Integrated Vector Management (IVM) ...
CARPHA Participates in IDB’s ONE Caribbean Connect Regional Policy Dialogue on Digital Health Data

2/20/2026 3:03:00 PM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. February 20, 2026. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening digital health collaboration in the region through i...
PAHO and CARPHA Sign Landmark 2026–2030 Framework Agreement to Strengthen Regional Health Collaboration

2/13/2026 10:57:00 AM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 13 February, 2026. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) formalised their continued partnership with the signi...
CARPHA Champions People-Centred Cancer Care Across the Caribbean in Support for World Cancer Day

2/10/2026 10:17:00 AM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. February 4, 2026: Each year on February 4th, the global community commemorates World Cancer Day, an international observance dedicated to raising awarenes...
CARPHA Strengthens Tobago’s Capacity in Food Safety, Surveillance Readiness and Healthier Safer Tourism Ahead of Upcoming Carnival Season

2/5/2026 3:33:00 PM

Mt. Irvine, Tobago. January 27, 2026. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has enhanced Tobago’s food safety preparedness and surveillance readiness among stakeholders in the hospitality ...
CARPHA and Partners Engage in World Bank Procurement Training through the OECS Regional Health Project

1/19/2026 3:00:00 PM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. December 19, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the World Bank, successfully conducted a three-day Procurement Training f...
CARPHA in Collaboration with the World Bank, Convened the 14th Meeting of the Regional Project Advisory Committee in Trinidad and Tobago

1/19/2026 2:33:00 PM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. December 19, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the World Bank, convened the 14th Meeting of the Regional ...
CARPHA and the Martinique Cancer Registry Join Forces with Support from the SAVOIR Team to Enhance Cancer Control Planning in the Region

12/19/2025 10:07:00 AM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. December 15, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Martinique Cancer Registry, University Hospital of Martinique (MRC-CHUM) will continue ...
CARPHA and Healthy Caribbean Coalition Reaffirm Partnership to Strengthen the Caribbean Response to Non-Communicable Diseases

12/18/2025 9:33:00 AM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. December 5, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) have reaffirmed their long-standing partnership to adva...
CARPHA Strengthens Regional Vector-Borne Disease Early Warning Systems Through Integrated Vector Management and New Technologies

12/17/2025 11:16:00 PM

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. December 17, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has concluded a three-day Regional Multisectoral Workshop on Strengthening Integrated Vector Ma...

CARPHA Encourages Persons to Know their Blood Pressure

5/16/2014 5:08:00 PM

Hypertension

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

7/5/2014 1:45:00 PM

Tourism

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

11/12/2013 4:17:00 PM

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

9/9/2014 5:03:00 PM

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

2/13/2014 11:21:00 AM

Laboratory, Biosafety

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 ...
CR-FELTP Trains New Mentors in Jamaica

9/3/2015 4:50:00 AM

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...
GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP

6/27/2014 11:32:00 AM

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...
Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean "Low"

11/8/2014 3:23:00 PM

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...
Influenza Activity in the Caribbean

11/12/2013 4:56:00 PM

Influenza, Virus, Vaccination

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...
CARPHA Issues its First Emergency Use Recommendation for a COVID-19 Vaccine

3/9/2021 5:27:00 PM

CARPHA Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) issued its first certificate of recommendation for emergency use for the COVID-19 vaccine COVISHIELD™ to CARPHA Member States on 2nd March, 2021.