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In order to achieve its objectives set out in Article 4, CARPHA shall perform the following functions:
a) provision of an evidence base for public health decision-making and policy in the Caribbean, including the definition, collection, maintenance and analysis of minimum data sets, health situation analysis, critical analysis of the impact of social and other determinants of health and response to public health interventions;
b) conduct of relevant research on public-health priorities in the Caribbean;
c) provision of support and coordination of the development of regional standards and networks related to laboratory practice;
d) coordination of effective responses to public health crises in the Caribbean;
e) provision of leadership in defining effective public health interventions in the Caribbean and development and adaptation of relevant models for various circumstances;
f) provision of accurate, reliable, timely and relevant public health information to various Caribbean and international audiences;
g) enhancement of national capacities to deliver public health goods and services to address new and emerging public health priorities in the Caribbean, through on-going teaching, training and collaboration;
h) production of an annual report on the state of public health in the Caribbean region;
i) building strategic alliances with regional and international partners;
j) mobilisation of resources for priority public health issues;
k) monitoring global agreements and developments that may impact on Public Health; and
l) implementation of measures to attain the approved objectives of the CCH.