In response to the current catastrophic hurricane that struck Carriacou and Petite Martinique of Grenada, and Union Island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines the Caribbean Public Well being Company (CARPHA) has bought important public well being provides to help in enhancing hygiene, sanitation and the prevention and management of vector borne and different infectious illnesses. The donation to Grenada was made on July 31 and the donation to St. Vincent and the Grenadines will probably be executed on August 7.
Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall within the Caribbean as a Class 4 Hurricane on July 1, impacted lives and livelihoods, leading to fatalities and accidents. It precipitated unprecedented harm, with many houses being destroyed and significant infrastructure together with healthcare services severely broken.
“Submit catastrophe well being penalties of heavy rains, floods, and huge numbers of displaced individuals in shelters, improve the probability of infectious illness unfold; meals, water and vector borne illnesses; psychological well being points; and a pressure on well being techniques. CARPHA’s public well being response included fast wants evaluation, laboratory, surveillance and response, prevention and management of infectious illnesses, well being and security promotional supplies, and shelter surveillance instruments,” acknowledged Dr Lisa Indar, Advert Interim Govt Director at CARPHA.
With funding by way of the Pandemic Fund grant, CARPHA procured important public well being provides to forestall and/or cut back illness outbreaks for the impacted international locations. This primary tranche of the donation included nitrite gloves, non-woven robes, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Check kits, insect repellents, vector management merchandise, rehydration salts, and chlorhexidine gluconate.
The provides had been obtained by the Grenada’s Well being Minister Philip Telesford who expressed appreciation for the donation and acknowledged CARPHA’s management. “I categorical my profound gratitude to the management of CARPHA for the beneficiant donation. The medical provides together with mosquito repellents which we all know may be very helpful right now as we grapple with the problem of the proliferation of mosquitoes. The mosquito repellents that we’re receiving together with this cargo is certainly very well timed,” acknowledged Minister Telesford.
Along with the donation, CARPHA produced promotional materials which addressed submit hurricane well being and security measures for distribution within the affected islands. CARPHA Shelter Surveillance Pointers, and Pointers for Moveable Bathrooms, have additionally been shared with well being, and emergency response officers.
CARPHA’s mandate contains public well being response to emergencies, and as such it stays dedicated to working with the Caribbean Catastrophe Emergency Administration Company (CDEMA), and different regional and worldwide businesses to assist the well being response to the hurricane-affected Member States.
