Art. III Multilateraal Verdrag inzake de exploitatie van het Caribische Centrum voor Epidemiologie

1. An Annual Report shall be prepared by the Director of CAREC covering the period January 1 to December 31 of the previous year. The report shall be reviewed and distributed to members of the Scientific Advisory Committee (“the SAC”), the Council, and the Members. The report shall include a review of the year's activities and a general plan of future activities. 2. The activities carried out by CAREC shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Health and Disease Surveillance CAREC shall receive, analyze and distribute surveillance data, and shall develop, distribute and coordinate standard surveillance procedures. Surveillance activities shall be coordinated with the international surveillance programme of PAHO/WHO. Staff shall be available to provide prompt help and advice on disease prevention and control strategies. Staff shall make regular visits to advice on the development of national surveillance, laboratory operations, disease prevention and control. CAREC shall promote the capacity of its Members to carry out relevant surveillance activities. CAREC shall promote and coordinate the development and implementation of the Caribbean Surveillance system. Health Situation Analysis and Trend Assessment CAREC shall provide technical assistance to the Members for the analysis of the health situation and trends of the population, and the use of the resulting information in health planning, policy development and programming processes. CAREC shall collaborate with the Members to strengthen the database utilized to analyze the health situation and trends of the population. Laboratory Services CAREC shall provide to the Members selected laboratory diagnostic, and reference and referral services in support of the surveillance, prevention and control of important public health problems. CAREC shall maintain up-to-date information concerning laboratory resources available to serve the Caribbean Region. CAREC shall promote the development, and implementation of Caribbean regional laboratory guidelines and systems. CAREC shall provide quality assurance programs to assure quality of testing in laboratories in Member countries. Applied research, in collaboration with appropriate partners, shall be conducted into diseases of public health importance. Support shall be provided to outbreak investigations to confirm aetiology and monitor trends. Education and Training Training courses in public health disciplines, including epidemiology, surveillance and laboratory procedures, shall be offered to professional and technical personnel working in the Caribbean Region. The staff of CAREC shall assist participating agencies in orienting government personnel at the policy-making level and in planning for practical training on particular problems and programmes. CAREC shall engage in mutual development and implementation of education programmes with the participating universities. Research CAREC shall conduct studies to identify major health problems facing the Caribbean Region, determine the potential for their control and evaluate the impact of interventions. Publications CAREC shall publish regular reports on health problems in the Caribbean Region. CAREC shall collect, print, publish and disseminate a variety of technical reports and educational materials on health in electronic and hard copy formats. General Management of CAREC CAREC shall strive to improve its service and relevance to Members, practiceLees: practise. prudent financial management, and have training and development policies that ensure staff competencies necessary to carry out its mission and programsZowel „program” als „programme” komt in de tekst voor.. CAREC shall maintain personnel and financial records in keeping with PAHO/WHO's and CAREC's administrative rules and regulations and provide annual analyses of its general administrative status. In light of changing health situation assessments of the Region, CAREC shall determine its actual and potential contribution to the identified priority healt issues.

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