Caribbean Public Health Authority on Track for Launch in 2010
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009From the Caribbean Community (CARICOM): REGION GEARS UP FOR HEALTH AUTHORITY IN 2010 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Health meeting in Washington DC, USA at their 18th Caucus fully endorsed the time table for the establishment of the Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA) in 2010. Among the actions leading up to the start up of […]
Plan for Establishing Caribbean Public Health Agency Agreed
Monday, October 13th, 2008From the Caribbean Community (CARICOM): CARICOM MINISTERS OF HEALTH AGREE ON A PLAN TO ESTABLISH CARPHA Ministers of Health of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have endorsed a plan of action for the transition of the Regional Health Institutions into the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) by 2010. The endorsement was made at the annual Caucus […]
Toward a Caribbean Public Health Agency
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Over the last three decades, the nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have developed a series of small health-related institutions for different tasks, spread out over different member states. In recent years some member governments have questioned the wisdom and cost-effectiveness of having such compartmentalization. And some have even dared to wonder aloud if the […]