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.
(CARPHA – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. March 23, 2016. The Caribbean region continues to wrestle with Zika. To date, there has been an increase in locally-confirmed cases of Zika in countries and territories around the Region.
CARPHA Executive Director, Dr. James Hospedales updates the public on Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Caribbean region, and reinforces the need for the Caribbean region to continue its ongoing and coordinated response to the threat of ZIKV and any potentially associated risks. Watch the broadcast.
The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) came to a close on Friday. Minister for Youth Development and Sports Saint Lucia Hon. Shawn Edward chaired the two-day proceedings where Ministers and officials with responsibility for youth development came together to discuss and make decisions in relation to the youth and culture.
Prime Minister of Belize and Chairman of the Conference of the CARICOM Heads of Government Hon. Dean Barrow on Wednesday announced a series of actions that CARICOM Member States will take to confront the Zika virus that is affecting the Region.
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) have compiled a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Zika virus and travel to the Caribbean.
We hope you will find these details helpful. We implore you not to panic,” the tourism organisations said.
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. February 2, 2016. On February 1st, 2016, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared that clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders potentially linked to the spread of the Zika virus (ZIKV) represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future was agreed by 195 nations in Paris today.
The Paris Agreement for the first time brings all nations into a common cause based on their historic, current and future responsibilities.
Negotiators from the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are intent on striking a deal to keep the global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees of pre-industrial levels.
CARICOM Heads of Government have joined their global counterparts in Paris, France for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) which runs from today to 11 December 2015.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday October 28, 2015 – CARICOM climate change negotiators and ministers began a two-day meeting in St. Lucia today, to revise and improve the region`s negotiating artillery in preparation for the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC).