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VBD Workshop Group Photo. Photo: CARPHA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has successfully wrapped up a two-day regional training session in Trinidad and Tobago titled \u201cEnhancing Vector-Borne Disease (VBD) Monitoring via Data Accuracy, Nowcasting, and Risk Matrix Utilization.\u201d\u00a0 A CARPHA press release said the purpose of this gathering was to bolster VBD surveillance capabilities, enhance the precision and promptness of national data collection, and operationalize Early Warning Systems (EWS) across CARPHA\u2019s member countries.<\/p>\n

Seventeen participants from nine nations\u2014Dominica, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Maarten, and Trinidad and Tobago\u2014attended. The cohort included epidemiologists, surveillance officials, statisticians, and environmental health experts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same tools that help us anticipate dengue, chikungunya, malaria and other vector-borne threats are the tools that will help us detect and contain the next pandemic,\u201d remarked Dr. Lisa Indar, CARPHA\u2019s Executive Director. \u201cBy investing in better data, faster early warning and Caribbean tailored decision tools, we are helping our Member States move from reacting to outbreaks to staying one step ahead and protecting lives and livelihoods across the Region.\u201d<\/p>\n

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VBD Participant Activity . Photo: CARPHA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the opening address, Dr. Horace Cox, Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention, and Control at CARPHA, emphasized the vital link between vector-borne disease work and broader pandemic readiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not know when the next pandemic will be, or what pathogen will cause it, but we do know that our environment is dynamic and the risks are increasing,\u201d he said. \u201cBy strengthening data quality, risk assessment and real time analysis for vector borne diseases, and by co-designing these tools with our Member States, we are improving our resilience and building a more harmonised Caribbean response to whatever threats emerge,\u201d he remarked.<\/div>\n

Building upon the groundwork laid during the initial workshop in August in Barbados, which concentrated on operationalizing VBD Early Warning Systems, this subsequent session advanced the application of risk assessment matrices and introduced nowcasting techniques. Nowcasting, an innovative epidemiological method, compensates for reporting delays and data gaps in vector-borne disease surveillance, offering a more accurate and timely understanding of transmission dynamics. This approach facilitates earlier identification of trend changes and supports more dependable real-time risk evaluations.<\/p>\n

Dr. Brian Armour, CARPHA\u2019s Technical Advisor for the Pandemic Fund Initiative, highlighted the significance of a region-specific early warning strategy. \u201cConsidering our geography, population size, and reliance on tourism, an outbreak in one CARPHA Member State can quickly escalate into a regional crisis,\u201d he explained. \u201cFunding from the Pandemic Fund enables us to create a comprehensive, regional early warning system that integrates indicator-based, laboratory, tourism, and event-based data, allowing countries to detect, notify, and respond more swiftly to emerging vector-borne and other public health threats.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the release, throughout the event, participants engaged in practical exercises utilizing combined epidemiological, entomological, climate, and laboratory data sets. They enhanced their understanding of foundational nowcasting models, explored their application within EWS, and aligned early warning results with national standard operating procedures (SOPs). These activities aim to help Member States convert early warning indications into clear operational actions, such as intensified surveillance, verification investigations, and rapid vector control measures. Additionally, countries acquired new skills to determine the most pertinent indicators for inclusion in their national early warning frameworks, fostering the development of tailored, precise outputs and ensuring procedural consistency as threat levels increase.<\/p>\n

The workshop also demonstrated how vector-borne disease-specific tools integrate into CARPHA\u2019s evolving regional, comprehensive early warning surveillance system, developed through the Pandemic Fund Project. Participants examined how national systems can interface with CARPHA\u2019s platforms while preserving data sovereignty and stewardship. They also discussed how enhanced timeliness metrics can minimize delays between detection, notification, and intervention during health emergencies.<\/p>\n

CARPHA says that these effort directly supports the goals of\u00a0 thePandemic Fund Project by strengthening disease surveillance and early warning capabilities, building workforce expertise in data analysis and risk evaluation, and fostering coordinated regional responses to vector-borne and other epidemic-prone diseases that have the potential to escalate into pandemics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has successfully wrapped up a two-day regional training session in Trinidad and Tobago titled \u201cEnhancing Vector-Borne Disease (VBD) Monitoring via Data Accuracy, Nowcasting, and Risk Matrix Utilization.\u201d\u00a0 A CARPHA press release said the purpose…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":353197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,235,9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-353195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-regional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCARPHA enhances regional monitoring networks for vector-borne illnesses with data analysis training session - 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