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Measles

PAHO-CARPHA agreement to support routine vaccinations for Caribbean countries

Timothy Austin May 12, 2023

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), revealed recently that an agreement between the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and PAHO on supporting routine vaccinations for Caribbean countries was…
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Statement from the Caribbean Immunization Technical Advisory Group (CITAG) on the stark decline in…

Staff Writer Jun 6, 2022

The Caribbean Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (CITAG) wishes to alert Caribbean Ministers of Health and Chief Medical Officers that routine childhood vaccination coverage in Caribbean countries has fallen significantly during the…
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CARICOM One on One focuses on Immunisation

Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm May 15, 2019 0

In this week's edition of CARICOM One one One we focus on Immunisation. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that since 1 January 2018, 47 of the 53 countries in the European Region have together reported more than 100 000…
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‘Bye, bye measles’

Michelle Nurse Sep 29, 2016 0

“It is proof of the remarkable success that can be achieved when countries work together in solidarity towards a common goal. It is the result of a commitment made more than two decades ago, in 1994, when the countries of the Americas…
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