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CARICOM COLLABORATES IN PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) support to Haiti, expands in 2012 with its agreement to support the public health education activities of the international Organization for Migration (IOM) and Radio Boukman a community radio station styled “the voice of Cite Soleil”. the radio initiative is being conducted through edutainment; learning through a medium that both educates…
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SURINAMESE YOUTH PROGRAMME A REGIONAL BEST PRACTICE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque deemed the Surinamese Youth programmes as a regional Best Practice. On the second day of his official visit to Suriname, the Secretary-General was brought up to date on the activities and plans of Surinamese youth and was particularly impressed by the exciting programmes outlined to…
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Statement By The Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Ministers Of St. Kitts And Nevis And Lead Head Of Government With Responsibility For Human Resource Development, Health And Aids On The Occasion Of World Aids Day 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today we join our PANCAP brothers and sisters in commemorating World AIDS Day and remembering those we have lost to this dreadful disease. We reiterate our commitment to UNAIDS’ vision of zero discrimination, zero new HIV infections, and zero AIDS related deaths through universal access to effective HIV prevention, treatment care and support and…
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PANCAP TO HOST MIGRATION AND HIV ROUNDTABLE MEETING AT CHIV
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) in collaboration with the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GIZ), EPOS Health Management (EPOS) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) will host a Roundtable under the theme “How to Improve Access to HIV Services for Migrants in the Caribbean” at the 2011 Caribbean HIV and…
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CARPHA, full speed ahead
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Regional Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is moving full speed ahead to becoming one of the centres of excellence within the CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM). This is according to Dr the Honourable Leslie Ramsammy Chair of the steering Committee of this recently established Agency. CARPHA became a legal entity following the final required signing…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY THE HON. DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND CARICOM LEAD HEAD FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND HIV AND AIDS, AT THE SECOND ANNUAL PARTNERS’ MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA), 13 JUNE 2011, WASHINGTON, DC, USA
Today we gather in this auditorium of one of the most enduring and respected organizations in the Hemisphere of the Americas, to discuss and take forward the agenda for establishing the Caribbean Public Health Agency. I am sure, that in time, the delegates to this Partners Meeting will look back with pride to our individual and collective roles in…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG.), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND ANNUAL PARTNERS’ MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA), 13 JUNE 2011, WASHINGTON, DC, USA
Chairman, Dr. the Honourable Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and CARICOM Lead Head of Government for Human Resources, Health and HIV/AIDS Senator the Honourable Therese Baptiste-Cornelis, Minister of Health, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Mirta Roses, Director, Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr. Edward Greene, Special…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG) CALLS FOR PLEDGES TO HAITI TO BE HONOURED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The world’s pledged generosity to Haiti has little value until and unless it translates into improved conditions for the people of that country.” This is the view of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Acting Secretary-General as she received, on Thursday, Letters of Credence from the Plenipotentiary Representative of Italy to CARICOM, His Excellency Paolo Serpi,…
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PARTNERING TO MAKE CARPHA A REALITY : REMARKS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA) PARTNERS MEETING, 14 JUNE 2010, WASHINGTON, DC, USA
It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning and to join you for this very important Partners’ Meeting for the establishment of the Caribbean Public Health Agency. INTRODUCTION This event is taking place at a time when the region and the world are advisedly recovering from one of the worse economic and financial crises since the 1930s.…
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CARICOM REV UP ACTIVITIES TO MARK ANTI-DRUG ABUSE DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) June 26 is International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and CARICOM Member States are embarking on a series of activities to mark the day. The CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with the Directors of National Councils on Drug Abuse is leading the way with the development of activities to sensitise the public –…
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