Regional Conference Examines Health Systems for Economic, Growth, Development and Wealth
06Dec

Regional Conference Examines Health Systems for Economic, Growth, Development and Wealth

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Basseterre, St, Kitts and Nevis, 12 June 2018.   Caribbean governments have identified the strengthening of health care systems and public health infrastructure a regional priority.  Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr C. James Hospedales explained that these sy...
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World AIDS Day: Know your status, Get Tested, End AIDS
30Nov

World AIDS Day: Know your status, Get Tested, End AIDS

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The Caribbean region joins the global effort to ensure that no child is born with HIV or congenital syphilis.  To date, six CARPHA member states have succeeded in being certified for eliminating the Mother to Child Transmission of HIV and syphilis.      CARPHA Executive Director...
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Persons with Diabetes to Benefit from Newly Updated Diabetes Guidelines in the OECS
26Nov

Persons with Diabetes to Benefit from Newly Updated Diabetes Guidelines in the OECS

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Friday, November 23, 2018 — Under the World Diabetes Foundation funded project ‘OECS Diabetes Prevention and Care’, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Health Unit is partnering with the Windward Islands Research Foundation (WINDREF), the Caribbean Public Healt...
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Diabetes is a family disease and a family affair
13Nov

Diabetes is a family disease and a family affair

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Diabetes, a major contributor to premature death, is estimated to affect 10-15% of the adult population in the Caribbean Region.  Insulin dependent (type 1) diabetes is most often diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults, but more are developing type 2 diabetes.  Although type 1 diab...
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    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...
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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...

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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...
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    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...
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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...

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