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(L-R): Dr. Lisa Indar (CARPHA), Dr. Mark Sami (CARPHA), the Ambassador and Dr. Roshan Parasram, CMO of Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Joy St John, Executive Director, CARPHA participated virtually and the chaired the proceedings. Dr. Douglas Slater, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development CARICOM also participated virtually.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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CARPHA received medical supplies from the People\u2019s Republic of China to help in the fight against COVID-19. As the follow-up to the special vice-ministerial meeting on COVID-19 via video link on May 12, 2020 attended by China and nine Caribbean countries, China provides medical supplies respectively to participating countries as well as the CARICOM Secretariat, to be specific, to CARPHA.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The donations, made by\u00a0H.E. Song Yumin,\u00a0Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, were received for safekeeping and distribution by the CARPHA Executive Management at a ceremony which took place at the Agency\u2019s headquarters located in Port of Spain.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID-19 still remains an unwelcome visitor to the whole world,\u201d stated Dr Joy St John CARPHA Executive Director in her opening remarks as she thanked Ambassador Song Yumin for extending an invitation to CARPHA to participate in the handover ceremony, and for CARPHA to be the custodian of the much needed supplies for distribution.<\/p>\n

\u201cCARICOM countries have largely avoided some of the worse effects of this unwanted guest, with some of our countries not having a positive case for two months,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Dr St John said, adding \u201cthe supplies will go a long way in maintaining the hard earned status of a safe bubble for residents and tourists alike.\u00a0\u00a0 Therefore, I am elated to accept these medical supplies \u2013 15,000 swab test kits and 30,000 medical face masks on behalf of the Member States.<\/p>\n

CARICOM Secretariat\u2019s Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, Dr Douglas Slater expressed gratitude to the People\u2019s Republic of China on their cooperative reach out to the Region and thanked them for their generosity.\u00a0 Dr Slater, who was speaking on behalf of the CARICOM Secretary General said \u201cThis comes at a time when the world recognises the importance of international solidarity and especially so with vulnerable states such as our Small Islands Developing States, and we are pleased that the People\u2019s Republic of China work with us.\u00a0 He added that \u201cthe supplies will continue to help us in the Region to continue our success thus far in managing the onslaught of COVID-19.\u00a0 This is very important to us as all are aware that our tourism and travel industry is the lifeblood of several if not all our Member States, and in our efforts to return to normal, the donation of supplies will certainly assist us.<\/p>\n

His Excellency Song Yumin expressed his hope that the supplies will improve the ongoing needs of CARPHA by further enhancing its ability to prevent and control the pandemic within the Region.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H.E. Song Yumin commended CARPHA for its regional response to COVID stating \u201cCARPHA, as the\u00a0 leading\u00a0 health\u00a0 institution\u00a0 in\u00a0 the Region, has worked actively and effectively with CARICOM, Member States and key partners on public health issues. We are confident that with joint efforts of all parties concerned, the\u00a0 Caribbean\u00a0 region\u00a0 will\u00a0 defeat\u00a0 the disease and return to the normal life at an early date.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Roshan Parasram, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago attended the handover ceremony.\u00a0 Also in attendance were Mr. Zhang Lei, Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Lu Difan, Chief of Administration Section from the Chinses Embassy, and the staff of the Caribbean Public Health Agency.<\/p>\n

Following the ceremony, the Chinese delegation along with Dr Roshan Parasram were given a guided tour of the CARPHA Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"  CARPHA received medical supplies from the People\u2019s Republic of China to help in the fight against COVID-19. 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