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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...
          
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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...
          
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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...
          
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            Child health, Zika, Healthy ageing and HIV AIDS are just some of the family health issues that will be addressed at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Health Research Conference this year. The Conference, which will be held at Beaches Resort in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), has receiv...
          
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