The Office of Caribbean Program Coordination

The Office of Caribbean Program Coordination (OCPC) is a PAHO sub-regional office established in the Caribbean in October 2006. The functions of the Office are focused on developing and implementing the Caribbean sub-regional technical cooperation program, responding mainly to the CARICOM Health Agenda – the Caribbean Cooperation in Health (CCH) Initiative. Accordingly, the OCPC will strengthen its collaboration with and support the CARICOM Secretariat in all matters related to health.

Caribbean Cooperation in Health

This the third phase of Caribbean Cooperation in Health (CCH) has benefited from the experience and wisdom accumulated during the two previous phases. The first CCH initiated in 1984 was oriented towards the highest health priorities of the region and sought, through projects to operationalise those strategic requirements intended to address the gaps in the regional health agenda.
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News from PAHO in the Caribbean

Guyana's Berbice Regional Health Authority awards PAHO/WHO for "Excellence in ...
PAHO/WHO Guyana Country Office Receives Award for Excellence in Partnership The Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA), in collaboration with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, presented awards to several health workers and agencies/organizations for their outstanding support during 2011 at the 9th Annual Award Ceremony held by the BRHA.
Using Science and Technology to Improve Health Globally
Using Science and Technology to Improve Health Globally For Elliott School alumnus Guillermo Troya, serving as the country representative for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Suriname often presents him with situations that are tough to face. However, he says the work he does and change it produces keeps him...
Appel à l’action : une île d’Hispaniola sans choléra
Passer de la lutte contre le choléra à son élimination à l’aide d’investissements essentiels dans l’infrastructure de l’eau, de l’assainissement et de l’hygiène
PAHO launches new human rights report, honors leaders on the right to health
Washington, D.C., 9 December 2011 (PAHO/WHO). — A new report that analyzes tendencies in Latin America and the Caribbean in the enjoyment of health and human rights related to young people’s gender identity and sexual orientation was launched Dec. 8 by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) during...
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization [PAHO/WHO] Representation for ...
The Pan American Health Organization, regional office of the World Health Organization for the Americas announces the opening of its newly relocated office for The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands, which is located on the second floor, Grosvenor Medical Centre, situated at Grosvenor Close, Shirley Street in Nassau.
New PAHO Rep Visits Antigua Officials
Antigua St John's - Dr Merle Lewis, newly appointed PAHO/WHO Representative in the Office of Eastern Caribbean Coordination (ECC), recently met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, senior staff at the Ministry of Health, including Chief Medical Officer Dr Rhonda Sealy-Thomas and Permanent Secretary Edson Joseph, and officials at the Mount...