The Caribbean Public Well being Company (CARPHA) convened a hybrid assembly of the Caribbean Public Well being Laboratory Community (CariPHLN), from Aug. 12 to 13 on the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
The 2-day assembly collectively funded by the Republic of Korea by means of the Republic of Korea – CARICOM Cooperation Fund, and the European Union (EU) introduced collectively nationwide laboratory administrators and managers, and different laboratory personnel from fifteen CARPHA Member States.
Dr. Horace Cox, Appearing Director of Surveillance, Illness Prevention and Management at CARPHA, welcomed contributors stating “This assembly is important in our ongoing efforts to strengthen laboratory networks throughout the Area. By bringing collectively laboratory professionals from CARPHA Member States we aren’t solely addressing present challenges but in addition laying the muse for a extra resilient and responsive public well being infrastructure.”
The assembly aimed to evaluate laboratory portfolios of CARPHA Member States(CMS) to judge and in-country capacities, wants and gaps; talk about the event of regional laboratory hubs and a framework for integrating superior diagnostic applied sciences and methodologies for reference testing. A big consequence of the assembly was the institution of Technical Advisory Teams (TAGs) specializing in the next on key areas: Antimicrobial Resistance Testing, Pattern Transportation, Meals and Surroundings, in addition to Genomic Growth and Surveillance.
“The formation of the TAGs represents a dedication to offering knowledgeable steerage, supporting knowledgeable policymaking, selling innovation and high quality assurance, constructing capability, participating stakeholders, improve disaster response, and guarantee transparency and accountability. This can be a important step in the direction of reaching larger collaboration, effectivity, and influence in laboratory providers,” said Dr. SueMin Nathaniel, Laboratory Supervisor and Officer-in-Cost of Laboratory Companies and Networks at CARPHA.
Different key outcomes of the assembly included the revision of the CariPHLN organisational chart, updates on improved CMS laboratory capacities and the identification of key CMS to function laboratory hubs to help in regional testing.
