Media Release - “We need to guard against having emerging communicable diseases, like monkeypox established in the Caribbean. Monkeypox is not a disease like COVID-19. It is not airborne and demands close prolonged contact with an infected person. The way this particular monkeypox outbreak presents
Release - The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) stated on Monday that Member States should continue to remain on high alert for the importation of viral or other infections and monitor in-country syndromic surveillance systems for increases in fever and rash illnesses. “At CARPHA we coordinate public health
Media Release - “To date, no confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported in the Caribbean Region. However, the risk of spread to the Caribbean Region is likely as travel is returning to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. It is therefore important that CARPHA Member States raise awareness in
Release - Though some may consider the theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day (WFSD), "Safer Food, Better Health”, obvious, few persons know that an estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food
Media Release - CARICOM Member States are poised to benefit from a fund to strengthen laboratory systems and networks, and human resources capacities in health sectors to accurately detect, characterize and treat infectious diseases. Financing for the project “Strengthening Health Systems in CARICOM to Address Infectious Diseases” is provided
Release - Head of Chronic Disease and Injury at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Tamu Davidson, reported that even persons with mild symptoms due to an acute COVID-19 illness can be affected by long COVID. However, she revealed that recent studies have found that
Media Release - “For years, vaccines have protected children from deadly diseases like polio, measles, rubella, and mumps. These vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, continue to save lives, especially today,” stated Dr Joy St. John, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency, in observance of Vaccination Week
Media Release - Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) from across the Caribbean were high in praise for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on the leadership role it played and continues to play in the Region’s COVID-19 response. This, as CARPHA hosted its first face-to-face meeting, since
Media Release - The health, safety and regional security of the Caribbean’s economies are closely related to the health of its tourism industry given that the Caribbean sub-region is the most tourism-dependent region of the world. The tourism sector has historically been one of the industries hardest hit by
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) urges Ministries of Health to continue the rollout of their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Although CARPHA recognizes that uptake of the vaccine is critical to achieving maximum protection from severe disease and death in the Region, Dr Rian Extavour, Programme Manager,
