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CARPHA Receives High Priase as Member CMOs Meet Face to FaceCARPHA Receives High Priase as Member CMOs Meet Face to Face

CARPHA Receives High Priase as Member CMOs Meet Face to Face

23 CMOs (18 in person and 5 virtually), met for two days from April 06 - 07 at the Trinidad Hilton. Read More

1 year ago
No Single Intervention Will Combat Obesity. Everybody Needs to ActNo Single Intervention Will Combat Obesity. Everybody Needs to Act

No Single Intervention Will Combat Obesity. Everybody Needs to Act

Obesity is not solely related to person’s weight. It is about more than a person’s weight. Read More

1 year ago
Paediatric Formulation of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Pending Approval by WHOPaediatric Formulation of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Pending Approval by WHO

Paediatric Formulation of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Pending Approval by WHO

The paediatric formulation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is not yet listed under the World Health Organization’s(WHO) Emergency Use Listing… Read More

1 year ago
CARICOM Leaders prepare for Hurricanes amid COVID-19 PandemicCARICOM Leaders prepare for Hurricanes amid COVID-19 Pandemic

CARICOM Leaders prepare for Hurricanes amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have received proposals for dealing with the possibility of responding to a… Read More

3 years ago
Vector-borne disease study for St. LuciaVector-borne disease study for St. Lucia

Vector-borne disease study for St. Lucia

The World Health Organization states that vector-borne diseases are associated with 17% of the infectious disease burden globally and linked… Read More

5 years ago
Do We Really Value Education?Do We Really Value Education?

Do We Really Value Education?

It was our own Sir Arthur Lewis who proposed that ‘the fundamental cure for poverty is not money, but knowledge’. … Read More

6 years ago
EU Commits €665,000 to Reduce Spread of Zika in the CaribbeanEU Commits €665,000 to Reduce Spread of Zika in the Caribbean

EU Commits €665,000 to Reduce Spread of Zika in the Caribbean

The European Union has committed €655,000 to help Caribbean States reduce the spread and impact of Zika and other mosquito… Read More

6 years ago
Join CARPHA in the Fight Against MosquitoesJoin CARPHA in the Fight Against Mosquitoes

Join CARPHA in the Fight Against Mosquitoes

Two years after the first outbreak of Zika in the Caribbean, the invasion of this mosquito-borne virus has reduced significantly.  Read More

6 years ago
Saint Lucia’s Minister of Health Visits CARPHA OfficeSaint Lucia’s Minister of Health Visits CARPHA Office

Saint Lucia’s Minister of Health Visits CARPHA Office

The Hon. Minister of Health Mary Isaac visited the Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (EHS) Department of CARPHA, located at… Read More

6 years ago
Conjunctivitis Warning for Parents Ahead of School ReopeningConjunctivitis Warning for Parents Ahead of School Reopening

Conjunctivitis Warning for Parents Ahead of School Reopening

The most common causes of conjunctivitis are viruses and bacteria. In the case of Saint Lucia, the Caribbean Public Health… Read More

6 years ago