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CARPHA signs Agreement with AFD to support Digital Integrated Public Health Surveillance

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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Agence Française de Développement (the French Development Agency or AFD) signed an agreement on Monday 24 January 2022, to mitigate the impact of th...
CARPHA Jamaica Addresses Risk-based Post Market Surveillance for Monitoring the Quality of Medicines using Laboratory Testing

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Monitoring medicines quality along the supply chain and detecting substandard, or falsified products are even more critical now, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains. According...
TCI’s 1st-ever certificate of analysis following post-marketing surveillance

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A significant milestone as a result of the partnership formed with CARPHA's Medicines Quality Control and Surveillance Department (MQCSD)as a part of their risk-based Post-Market Surveillance (PMS) P...
CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory Remains Open Throughout the Holidays

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The CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) has remained open and continues to receive and test samples for suspected COVID-19 and variant identification via genome sequencing for its Member Sta...
Jamaica Receives European Union Supported COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment and Test Kits

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In a handover ceremony on 15 December 2021, the European Union together with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) provided the Government of Jamaica with a donation of Personal Protective Equip...
CARPHA Enhances Food Safety in the Caribbean through Foodborne Diseases Surveillance and Food Safety Training Workshop

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On December 6-7, 2021, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), convened a virtual Foodborne Diseases Surveillance and Food Safety Training Workshop to bolster countries’ ability to prevent and r...
CARPHA: The Decision to Impose Travel Entry Requirements Belongs to the National Authorities

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Countries across the world, including the Caribbean, are rolling out more stringent measures for travellers, including additional testing and even travel bans, as part of their plan to combat the late...
CARPHA Strengthens Relationship with French Caribbean Territories in Public Health

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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) conducted a technical mission to Martinique from November 15 to 19, 2021 with a focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the context of technical cooper...
CARPHA, PAHO and The French Development Agency Collaborate to Strengthen Surveillance of NCDs

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On Thursday 25 November, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) convened a virtual Reg...
OECS Representatives Receive Training in Basic Methods and Principles of Cancer Registration through CARPHA’s IARC Caribbean Cancer Registry Hub

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Over the period November 16-18, 2021, the IARC Caribbean Cancer Registry Hub at CARPHA, together with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the Martinique Cancer Registry and the Hea...

CARPHA Encourages Persons to Know their Blood Pressure

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...
GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP

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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...
CR-FELTP Trains New Mentors in Jamaica

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

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

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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...
Influenza Activity in the Caribbean

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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...