CARPHA RHS 2026

Regional Health Security

100

What does RHS stand for?

What is Regional Health Security

500

What disease motivated the creation of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for Health Security (RCM-HS) in 2014?

What is Chikungunya/Ebola 

Surveillance Systems

100

What does EWS stand for?

Early Warning System

500

Which type of surveillance uses symptoms and syndromes (such as fever, AGE, or ILI) before laboratory confirmation?

What is Syndromic Surveillance 

Data Sharing & Interoperability

100

Name one key benefit of sharing surveillance data electronically between countries and regional systems.

What is 

• Faster detection

• Earlier alerts

• Improved situational awareness

• Better outbreak response

• Reduced duplication

• Improved decision-making

500

What technology allows surveillance systems to exchange data automatically without manual re-entry?

What is an API (Application Programming Interface) 

One Health

100

TRUE or FALSE: One Health recognizes the connection between human, animal, and environmental health.

What is TRUE

500

Name one key benefit of applying a One Health approach to foodborne diseases and zoonoses.

What is 

• Earlier detection
• Improved collaboration
• Better data sharing
• Stronger outbreak response
• Enhanced prevention and preparedness 

Caribbean Public Health

100

How many CARPHA Member States are there?

What is 26

500

Name three surveillance areas or modules that countries may integrate into RIEWSS.

What is

• Syndromic Surveillance

• Laboratory Surveillance

• One Health/Animal Health

• Climate-Dengue EWS

• Vector Surveillance

• Tourism/Cruise Surveillance

• Event-Based Surveillance