Dr Lisa Indar is the new Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).

CARPHA says Dr Indar held the posts of Ad Interim Executive Director since July; Director, Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control since 2019; and Head of the Regional Tourism and Health Program since 2014.

Looking at her strategic plan for 2025 to 2030, she notes that CARPHA has ensured that its six priority areas are aligned with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

She adds that this will position the agency to commit to a results-based management system to better serve member-states.

Dr Indar also says, “While communicable and non-communicable diseases and related public health threats continue to rise globally and regionally, I am proud to lead a team of dedicated professionals under our ‘Integrated, One Health Agency’ to implement Caribbean-tailored interventions aligning to the uniqueness of our Caribbean region and delivering excellence in public health. Our greatest strengths are regional solidarity among our 26 Member States, our resilient, committed people and CARPHA’s Integrated Surveillance approach which combines human health to causation, including environmental and animal sources to combat a myriad of public health threats.”