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Behind the scenes:JMTC’s Theatrix Apprenticeship Programme seeks to build Jamaica’s next generation of theatre professionals
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CARPHA installs molbio rapid testing platforms in 10 member countries
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May 14, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it has successfully installed Molbio rapid testing pla...
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‘No need for panic’ in recent hantavirus outbreak, says CARPHA
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May 11, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Monday sought to reassure people in the Caribbean region t...
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CARPHA urges caution even as hantavirus infection risk low in the Caribbean
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the risk of infection of the hantavirus is low in the ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) will host its 70th Annual Health Research Conference from April 22 to 24 in Guyana, br...
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CARPHA strengthens public health support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
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CARPHA strengthens public health support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Lisa Indar, says the regional health body is continuing to s...
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Cancer second leading cause of death in the Caribbean
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Wednesday said cancer remains the second leading cause o...
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CARPHA conducting health assessment in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
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CARPHA names new executive director
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Monday announced the appointment of Dr Lisa Indar as its ex...
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CARPHA urges region to enhance surveillance amid rise in respiratory illnesses
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Barbados says no confirmed reports of HMPV globally
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CARPHA launches Antigua Tourism and Health Programme
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ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the Antigua and Barbuda ministries of health, well...
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CARPHA urges member states to be more vigilant against mpox virus
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CARPHA issues warning regarding mosquito-borne diseases
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says mosquito-borne diseases continue to pose a serious public health thre...
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