Background
The Caribbean region, led by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in close coordination with the Pan-American/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), is creating a five-year Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Roadmap to develop the capacities necessary to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks and threats. The Roadmap will capture activities underway to build multi-sectoral capacity to implement the International Health Regulations (IHRs), and identify milestones for future work and areas where additional support is needed to achieve the region’s GHSA targets.
Infectious disease epidemics pose global and regional health security threats. Recent experience in the region with vector-borne diseases such as Chikungunya and Zika, and the threat of Ebola, highlight the need for national and regional multi-sectoral cooperation and preparedness. The GHSA Roadmap development process will address these challenges with a multi-sectoral approach to foster innovative solutions and strengthened preparedness.
On November 14-18, 2016 the CARICOM Health Desk and CARPHA will host a regional roadmap workshop in Miami, Florida. The meeting will primarily serve to inform the development of a GHSA Five-Year Roadmap for the Caribbean region. A selection of country representatives are being invited to represent the diversity of geography, national affiliation, language and size of nations and territories in the Caribbean. These country participants will hail from the Ministry of Health and one additional government representative from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Defense, Trade or Executive Office. Other regional and national stakeholders such as civil society groups, trade associations, the private sector, and development partners will also be in attendance. Participants at the workshop will have the opportunity to:
The GHSA Caribbean process is jointly led by the CARICOM Health Desk and CARPHA. The U.S. Government is supporting the process through the U.S. Department of State (USDOS), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). CARICOM and member states of CARPHA are encouraged to participate in an informal self-assessment about the work that is taking place in countries and at the regional level.
The multi-country, multi-sectoral nature of the GHSA in the Caribbean in a unique feature. As such, participants will included representatives of regional bodies such as CARICOM, CARPHA, the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency, and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security.
Participation in the GHSA Five-Year Roadmap development process does not in itself represent a country’s commitment to any formal agreement.
Infectious disease epidemics pose global and regional health security threats. Recent experience in the region with vector-borne diseases such as Chikungunya and Zika, and the threat of Ebola, highlight the need for national and regional multi-sectoral cooperation and preparedness. The GHSA Roadmap development process will address these challenges with a multi-sectoral approach to foster innovative solutions and strengthened preparedness.
On November 14-18, 2016 the CARICOM Health Desk and CARPHA will host a regional roadmap workshop in Miami, Florida. The meeting will primarily serve to inform the development of a GHSA Five-Year Roadmap for the Caribbean region. A selection of country representatives are being invited to represent the diversity of geography, national affiliation, language and size of nations and territories in the Caribbean. These country participants will hail from the Ministry of Health and one additional government representative from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Defense, Trade or Executive Office. Other regional and national stakeholders such as civil society groups, trade associations, the private sector, and development partners will also be in attendance. Participants at the workshop will have the opportunity to:
- validate regional health security capacity data and fill in any information gaps
- share information and best practices;
- identify strengths and gaps;
- identify private sector and development partner resources available to support work at the regional and country levels; and
- facilitate and identify opportunities for coordination and collaboration among development partners, government agencies, civil society, and the private sector.
The GHSA Caribbean process is jointly led by the CARICOM Health Desk and CARPHA. The U.S. Government is supporting the process through the U.S. Department of State (USDOS), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). CARICOM and member states of CARPHA are encouraged to participate in an informal self-assessment about the work that is taking place in countries and at the regional level.
The multi-country, multi-sectoral nature of the GHSA in the Caribbean in a unique feature. As such, participants will included representatives of regional bodies such as CARICOM, CARPHA, the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency, and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security.
Participation in the GHSA Five-Year Roadmap development process does not in itself represent a country’s commitment to any formal agreement.