zika
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CARPHA Concludes Risk of Getting Zika in the Caribbean Low at this Time
Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Media Release Tuesday, August 14, 2018 — Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 13, 2018: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has concluded that Zika virus transmission in the Caribbean Region has been interrupted, and that the risk to residents and visitors to the Region of acquiring Zika is low. This follows a review by CARPHA…
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CARPHA Unravels the “Mystery” Behind the Zika Numbers
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) reports that positive Zika cases confirmed by laboratory testing represents only the “tip of the iceberg.” This means that the number of confirmed Zika cases published in the media are only a small number of infected persons, who were tested and confirmed as positive for having the disease. Executive Director, CARPHA, Dr. C. James…
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PAHO says it has strong strategy to support countries affected by Zika
WASHINGTON, United States, Friday June 24, 2016 – The long-term outlook for the Americas resulting from the Zika virus outbreak is uncertain and the number of people affected is difficult to gauge, but the Pan American Health Organization is responding with a strong, four-tiered strategy to support its countries, according to Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri, PAHO’s incident manager for Zika. In…
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Community involvement key in eliminating zika-carrying mosquito
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 23, 2016 (SKNIS): Retired entomologist Dr. Sam Rawlins has emphasized that every individual has a key role to play in the elimination of the aedes aegypti mosquito, which is responsible for transmitting the zika virus from one individual to another. “For effective control, there is need for mobilizing the community to participate in source reduction,” he said. …
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CARPHA to host Health Research Conference on Family Health in Turks and Caicos in June
Child health, Zika, healthy ageing and HIV AIDS are among the family health issues that will be addressed at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Health Research Conference this year. The Conference, which will be held at Beaches Resort in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), has received the full support of the Turks and Caicos Government. At a media…
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