AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHealth Leadership: PAHO/WHO welcomed Dr. Eva Jané Llopis as its new Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, tasked with strengthening resilient, people-centred health systems across the region including St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Critical Care Training: Eastern Caribbean health professionals (including ~25 from SVG) boosted skills for severe infections and critical illness through PAHO/WHO simulation-based training, with plans to build national trainers. Mental Health & Care Gaps: A commentary raises alarm about how people with mental illness are treated in SVG, citing cases involving public violence and serious harm after hospital/police encounters, and calls for better mental health services. Public Safety & Trauma Support: RSVGPF ran a Survivor Empowerment Workshop for sexual abuse survivors, linking policing with counselling and community support to help healing continue after investigations. Local Health System Access: Deputy Prime Minister St. Clair Leacock told Parliament his recent overseas trip was urgent eye care after retinal problems worsened, urging people to monitor eye health. Community Health in Action: At a High Wycombe cricket event, a first aid team led by nurse Marcella John shared cancer information (breast and prostate) alongside health leaflets. Disaster Preparedness (Regional): Dominica’s CAP workshop highlighted the need for trusted multi-hazard early warning systems—warnings that reach the right people in time.
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