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The Health Minister is advocating for integrated surveillance of food-borne infections.


He spoke today at the Caribbean Public Health Agency's One Health Multidisciplinary Workshop.


Azaria Ifill has our report.
Transcript
00:00The event hosted in partnership with the IDB through the Pandemic Fund aims to
00:05advance integrated civilian systems for foodborne diseases and zoonotics across
00:10the Caribbean. Dr. Lisa Indah spoke of the importance of food safety in her
00:15opening remarks. Today we come together as professionals in public health,
00:21environment, veterinary, agriculture and food safety as collaborators committed
00:29to strengthening One Health integrated multi-sectoral collaboration for
00:33improving food safety and thus health security across the Caribbean region. The
00:39ceremony featured a keynote address by Terence D. Yalsing, Minister of Health.
00:44Minister D. Yalsing emphasized the importance of regional cooperation in
00:48tackling emerging health threats. If we are to tackle the issue of zoonotic
00:53diseases and foodborne diseases in the Caribbean, in the CARICOM region, where we
00:58call ourselves small island development states, small populations, limited
01:03resources, global warming, we are threatened by rising sea levels and all
01:09of that. We cannot afford to lose any percentage of our populations. He
01:15continues, we have to learn lessons, whether it's early detection, surveillance,
01:23including of genomic sequencing, testing, diagnosis. Julian Belgrave, IDB country
01:30representative of Trinidad and Tobago also spoke, emphasizing the importance of
01:35the IDB and the Pandemic Fund in promoting integrated health surveillance
01:39throughout the region. This event is a wash shed moment in Caribbean public
01:45health as stakeholders come together to improve regional food safety and health
01:51outcomes for millions of people. Azaria Ifill, TV6 News.
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