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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 27, 2016: Risk communication is an important tool in managing health threats such as Zika, and effective communication messages during these public health emergencies can sometimes pose a challenge. Twenty-four public health officers from 13 CARPHA Memb...
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Often times when the figures of confirmed laboratory cases of diseases such as Chikungunya and Zika are reported by officials to the media, we normally get surprising reaction from the public. Comments like; “those figures can’t be true because my whole village had Zika” are not un...
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Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week launched to raise awareness on preventing Zika Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 9 May, 2016. Eliminating mosquito breeding sites, avoiding mosquito bites, and protecting pregnant women from Zika virus are the key messages of the inaugural Caribbean Mosquit...
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Zika blood samples for lab confirmation must be taken and sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) no more than five days from the onset of the first sign and/or symptom. Executive Director, CARPHA, Dr. C. James Hospedales explained that CARPHA uses RT-PCR (molecular) tests for labor...
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