CARPHA Health Research Conference in June

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) holds its 63rd Annual Health Research Conference, 14-16 June, 2018, in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Conference will be held under the theme ‘Sustainable Health Systems for Economic Growth, Development and Wealth‘.

Listen as the Hon. Eugene Hamilton, Minister of Health, St. Kitts and Nevis; the Hon. Wendy Phipps, Minister with responsibility for Health, St. Kitts and Nevis; and Dr. James Hospedales, CARPHA Executive Director, address a Press Conference on 17 April, 2018, and highlight the details and expectations of the Conference.

[su_box title=”The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)” style=”soft” box_color=”#54c0f0″]The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is the single regional public health agency for the Caribbean. It was legally established in July 2011 by an Inter-governmental Agreement signed by Caribbean Member States and began operation in January 2013. The Agency rationalises public health arrangements in the Region by combining the functions of five Caribbean Regional Health Institutions (RHIs) into a single agency. They are:  The Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)  The Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC)  The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI)  The Caribbean Health Research Council (CHRC)  The Caribbean Regional Drug Testing Laboratory (CRDTL) CARPHA brings these RHIs together as one strong force under a public health umbrella where issues requiring a regional response can be addressed.[/su_box]