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Today is World Environment Day
(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) recognises World Environment Day as a time to call to action all governments and citizens of CARPHA Member States to do their part to safeguard Caribbean Biodiversity through: legislation and enforcement, sustainable development, an end to all types of pollution, use of best practices in agriculture, manufacturing, and…
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COVID-19CARPHA’s COVID-19 Testing Process and Adherence to Quality Standards
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 22April 2020. CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML), as the regional reference laboratory, currently conducts tests for suspected COVID-19 cases for Member States using the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended testing protocol.At present, samples can only be sent to CARPHA from the designated national public health laboratory in a country. In Trinidad and Tobago, where…
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COVID-19STATEMENT: COVID-19 – Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)
The Council for Human and Social Development (Health) on Monday 6th April 2020 held its Fourth Special Emergency Meeting via video conference. During this meeting, representatives from regional institutions provided updates to the Ministers and Officials in relation to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) stated that they have experienced delays in receiving reagents for COVID-19 tests. The CARPHA…
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Regional Response to Novel Corona-virus is ‘Regionalism Working’ – Prime Minister Chastanet
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Outgoing Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, Hon. Allan Chastanet, has lauded the Region’s response to the Novel Corona-virus as “regionalism working”. The Prime Minister said the approach reminded him of the importance of being part of a group that in times of emergency had your back. He expressed gratitude…
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CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory is Ready to Respond to 2019-nCoV
In the event of a 2019-nCoV outbreak in the Region, the reference medical microbiology laboratory (CMML) at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is ready and fully equipped to test samples of suspected cases of the virus. There are no direct commercial flights to the Caribbean from China, and travellers to the Region are screened multiple times…
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Region developing Communications Strategy to Combat Misinformation about Coronavirus
Health Ministers and Officials of the Region have agreed to draft an aggressive communications strategy to combat misinformation on the Novel Coronavirus. The Council for Human and Social Development (Health) on Monday morning held an Emergency Meeting via video conference. It was Chaired by Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Antigua and Barbuda Hon Molwyn Joseph. Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador…
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CARICOM Health Ministers to hold Emergency Meeting on deadly Coronavirus
The Region’s Health Ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Monday 3 February on the novel Coronavirus which the World Health Organisation has now classified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The novel Coronavirus outbreak which originated in Wahun City, Hubei Province, China, started in December 2019 and, up to this week about eight thousand cases have been…
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The UWI Activates Coronavirus Response Plan
Today, The UWI will host a Vice-Chancellor’s Forum which will offer informed analysis and perspectives. The programme will include remarks from Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and feature UWI health experts along with Dr Joy St. John, CARPHA’s Executive Director.It begins at 1:00 pm (Jamaica)/2:00 pm (Eastern Caribbean) at The UWI Regional Headquarters, and will be carried live on UWItv’s…
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CARPHA: Coronovirus risk ‘low’ here but ‘be prepared’
(Barbados Today) The risk of a new, mysterious strain of Coronavirus to the Caribbean is “low” but public health officials need to be prepared for a possible outbreak here, said Dr Joy St John, the former chief medical officer of Barbados who is now the head of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that…
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Risk of Coronavirus in Caribbean ‘low’ says CARPHA
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – As at 9th January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified by Chinese authorities. The virus was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Executive Director of CARPHA, Dr. Joy St. John said “Presently, there have been no confirmed cases or reports of the 2019-nCoV…
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