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Public Health Policy Making to Get New Life with Help from CARPHA
25Jun

Public Health Policy Making to Get New Life with Help from CARPHA

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St. George’s, Grenada, June 24, 2015:  A study conducted by one of the former Regional Health Institutions found that governments generally lack the capacity to assess and use research to make health policy decisions.  Furthermore, the type of research needed to inform health decisio...
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29May

The all-of-society approach to fighting preventable diseases

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The all-of-society approach to fighting preventable diseases  Dr. C. James Hospedales, Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), explains why it is important to think beyond just health indicators when planning a framework to prevent and control non-communicable diseases. &nb...
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Mosquito prevention – key to tackling Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika viruses
24May

Mosquito prevention – key to tackling Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika viruses

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Mosquito prevention – key to tackling Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika viruses Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  May 24, 2015.  As of 15 May 2015, the Ministry of Health, Brazil confirmed Zika virus to be circulating in the country.  Positive test results were reported from ...
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Food Safety: More than just a Health Threat
15May

Food Safety: More than just a Health Threat

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. May 14, 2015.  Foodborne illnesses are one of the most common public health issues in the Caribbean region, and have increased by 26% since 2010.  The fact that thousands of people in the region become sick from tainted food each year demonstrates the ne...
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    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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...

  • Risk Communication Training to Help Senior Health Officials Better Manage Health Threats

    6/21/2016 4:16:00 AM
    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...
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