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CARICOM Regional Statement | Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly | Opening Plenary
On Monday, 18 May, Haiti’s Minister of Health, Honourable Dr Bertrand Sinal, delivered the regional statement on behalf of CARICOM Member States during the opening plenary of the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly being held in Geneva, Switzerland. The statement reads as follows: I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Member States of the Caribbean Community…
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“The work begins now”— CARICOM Advisor Issues Call to Action on Crime and Violence
“Our success will be measured not by what we have said or launched, but by what we deliver: safer communities, stronger institutions, and a future where our people can live in security and with hope. The work begins now.” With these words, Ms Beverly Harry-Emmanuel, Advisor for Social Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, closed a two-day session which featured the…
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CARICOM, United Nations and UNDP unite Behind Landmark Framework to Treat Crime and Violence as a Public Health Emergency
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the United Nations (UN), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) formally launched two landmark regional documents: the CARICOM–UNDP Diagnostic Document and the Proposed CARICOM–UN Framework for Action, establishing a shared and coordinated implementation path for confronting crime and violence across the CARICOM through a public health lens. Prevention: A System-Level Reframing The launch, held in…
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CARICOM–UNDP Framework Launched to Tackle Crime as a Development Challenge
“Crime in the Caribbean can no longer be viewed solely through a law-enforcement lens. It is fundamentally a development issue, a public health issue, and a human security issue.” – CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, Alison Drayton The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today, Thursday 21 May, launched the CARICOM–UNDP Diagnostic Document…
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CARPHA Media Briefing on Hantavirus (Andes Strain) | Statement by Dr Lisa Indar, Executive Director
CARPHA, as the regional Public Health Agency and the CARICOM health head, has been monitoring the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the international expedition cruise vessel, the Dutch registered MV Hondius, originally reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 2 May as a cluster of passengers with severe respiratory illness which departed Argentina on 1 April 2026 on a tour of the South Atlantic. …
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CARICOM Private Sector NCD Reporting Framework
The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) encourages the regional private sector across CARICOM to access and submit information to the CARICOM Private Sector Reporting Framework for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Reduction Initiatives. The Framework provides a regional mechanism to document, measure, and amplify business-led action addressing NCD Reduction across the Region. It was established to provide a standardised regional mechanism for…
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CARICOM and Spain advance development cooperation
The regional health sector is set to receive a welcome injection of support with the signing of a new cooperation agreement between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of Spain. The agreement formalises Spain’s €400,000 contribution to “Strengthening Regional Leadership, Governance and Coordinated Action in Health to Address New and Existing Health Challenges in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),” which…
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A Community of Immunity: Caribbean Leadership in Vaccination
“The Region is moving with precision because of our collective actions. We take great pride in our legacy. The Americas was the first Region in the world to eliminate smallpox and poliomyelitis. Within our own Caribbean Community, we have reached even more extraordinary milestones, having successfully eliminated many vaccine-preventable diseases, including diphtheria, congenital rubella syndrome, and rubella.” Helen Royer, Director,…
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PANCAP congratulates The Bahamas on achievement of elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) has congratulated CARICOM Member State, the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, on being certified by Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for achieving the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (EMTCT). The certification was conferred during the Certification Ceremony for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV held on Wednesday, 22…
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CARICOM Secretary-General: AI, Genomics and Digital Health Will Transform Caribbean Public Health
“We are entering an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI), genomics, and digital health platforms are no longer futuristic, but offer an immediate path to leapfrog historical barriers. Imagine a Caribbean Community where genomic research enables us to tailor non-communicable disease treatments to our uniquely complex genetic heritage, or AI-driven surveillance that predicts a pandemic outbreak weeks before it hits our…
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