Health
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Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP)
What is PANCAP? The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS, PANCAP, was established by a Declaration of CARICOM Heads of Government on 14 February 2001 in response to the threat of HIV to sustainable human development. PANCAP is a Caribbean regional partnership of governments, regional civil society organisations, regional institutions and organisations, bilateral and multilateral agencies and contributing donor…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD HEALTH DAY, 2000
Today April 7, marks the occasion of World Health Day, when the attention of the World is drawn to a particularly important aspect of Health. This year’s theme ” Safe Blood Saves Lives” gives us an opportunity to focus both on our lives as well as the lives of others. This focus on blood safety and safe blood donation encourages…
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CARIBBEAN CHARTER ON HEALTH AND AGEING LAUNCHED
Caribbean Charter on Health and Ageing was launched in Guyana today Wednesday 20 October, 1999. The Charter has as its guiding principle a coordinated, systematic approach for ensuring the health and full integration and participation of older persons in Caribbean societies and economies. Developed in consultation with organisations in Member States, including the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), and the…
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TASK FORCE DEFINES FRAMEWORK OF OPERATION FOR WORKERS’ HEALTH IN THE REGION
A Task Force on Workers Health in the Caribbean Community has defined the framework of operation for workers’ health in the region to include the drafting of a model policy on Workers Health to guide Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in developing their National Plans of Action. The set of recommendations include a multipartite monitoring mechanism to guide…
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COHSOD PASSES RESOLUTION TO ELIMINATE RUBELLA IN THE CARIBBEAN
The CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development has set the goal for the elimination of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome from the Caribbean Community by the end of the year 2000. The Resolution, passed at the first Ministerial Meeting of COHSOD, held at the Crowne Plaza Kingston Hotel, from Monday, 20 April to Tuesday, 21 April, noted the high…
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