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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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            We are excited to announce that CARPHA has been awarded a Platinum MarCom Award in the category of Communication Training and Education!    The award was received for our Risk and Crisis Communication Train the Trainer Workshop, which was facilitated by Dr Theomary Karamanis in September 2016.   Wit...
          
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            Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. February 2, 2016.  On February 1st, 2016, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared that clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders potentially linked to the spread of the Zika virus (ZIKV) represents ...
          
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            CARPHA to Chair International Group Seeking to Strengthen Vector Control Programmes  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. February 14, 2016.  Dr. Karen Polson Edwards, Assistant Director, Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has been appoint...
          
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