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CARICOM strengthens Chikungunya, Ebola response
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is formalizing recommendations to deal with any possible incidence of the Ebola virus and is ramping up efforts to respond to the Chikungunya epidemic. On Friday, 12 September, Chief Medical Officers and other technical health experts from CARICOM Member States met via video conference to rationalise the Region’s response to…
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Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean “Low”
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 Director of CARPHA, Dr. C. James Hospedales said “There have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in the Caribbean, and overall, the risk of becoming infected with the Ebola virus…
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CARPHA and CTO Launch Tourism and Health Programme in the Region
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 06, 2014: Closures of hotels and cruise ports due to outbreaks of communicable diseases, environmental challenges like climate change, and poor health and wellness in the tourism workforce, can result in significant losses in revenue. These were the major catalysts for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) partnering to…
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CARPHA’s 59th Caribbean Health Research Conference addresses Non-communicable Diseases as a Health and Economic Development Priority
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, April 28, 2014. Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) remain a major cause for concern in the Region as the prevalence and mortality rates in the Caribbean are among the highest in the world, and the costs are not sustainable to families, business and government. For this reason, NCDs – Through the Life Course has been…
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Remarks at the Launching of the Caribbean Public Health Organization Dr. The Rt. Hon Denzil Douglas National Academy of the Performing Arts Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Celebrating a triumph of the spirit of regionalism Today we are gathered in this splendid environment of the National Academy of the Performing Arts in Port of Spain to celebrate an extraordinary achievement, the official launching of the Caribbean Public Health Agency. This is indeed a timely gift to the people of the Caribbean Community which marks its 40th anniversary…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, (CARICOM) At The Launch of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
Today’s historic launch of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) demonstrates clearly to this Region how the co-operative deployment of many skills to achieve one objective can be of collective benefit. We had long recognised the desirability of creating such an institution. The Declaration of Needham’s Point issued by Heads of Government at their Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting held in Barbados…
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EXECUTIVE BOARD LAUDS THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) will commence formal operations in January 2013. Dr Carl Hospedales, a Trinidad and Tobago National and highly respected public health professional has been selected as its new Executive Director. This announcement was made by the Chair of CARPHA Executive Board, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, Minister of Health,…
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community Deputy Secretary-general, At The Third Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) International Partners Event, Washington D.c. Friday 14 September 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman, Dr. The Honourable Bherri Ramsaran, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana; Senator the Honourable Faud Khan, Minister of Health, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Representative Member States and Associate Members; Dr. Mirta Roses, Director, Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO); Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus PAHO; Dr Jerome Walcott, Interim Director of CARPHA; Dr. Edward…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE THIRD CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS EVENT, WASHINGTON D.C. FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman, Dr. The Honourable Bherri Ramsaran, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana; Senator the Honourable Faud Khan, Minister of Health, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Representative Member States and Associate Members; Dr. Mirta Roses, Director, Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO); Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus PAHO; Dr Jerome Walcott, Interim Director of CARPHA; Dr. Edward…
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CARPHA TO COLLABORATE WITH CARIBBEAN TOURIST ORGANIZATION ON QUALITY TOURISM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) which started its operations this month under Interim Director, Dr. Jerome Walcott, former Minister of Health, Barbados was a subject of discussion at the Council of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, held during the Market Place Conference in Nassau The Bahamas on 22 January 2012 After receiving a presentation…
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