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CARPHA Urges Member States to Continue Surveillance for Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika

Staff Writer Jan 25, 2023

(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is reminding the public that arboviral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika are still circulating in the Caribbean region. In light of…
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CARPHA Urges Public To Protect Themselves Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Michelle Nurse May 7, 2020

(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Public Health Agency, 7 May 2020) “Countries around the world have battled the spread of COVID-19 by closing borders, placing national restrictions on population movement and integrating…
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CARPHA gets EU grant to fight mosquito-borne diseases

Michelle Nurse Dec 17, 2019 0

(European Union Press Release) The European Union has provided the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) with a grant of 4.1 million euro (US$4.5M) to continue supporting efforts to combat mosquito borne diseases in the Caribbean Region.…
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Caribbean health ministers agree to strengthen actions to prevent vector-borne diseases

Michelle Nurse Sep 25, 2018 0

WASHINGTON (Caribbean Media Corporation) – Caribbean health ministers have joined their counterparts from the Americas in agreeing to implement a series of actions over the next five years to more effectively control the vectors that…
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Join CARPHA in fight against mosquitoes

Michelle Nurse Oct 11, 2017 0

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - 10 October 2017 - Two years after the first outbreak of Zika in the Caribbean, the invasion of this mosquito-borne virus has reduced significantly. While health officials have reported a decrease in the…
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