Mental Health Reform in SVG: The Ministry of Health has appointed Cuban consultant psychiatrist Dr. Eloy Asanza Castillo to the Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre, ending a decade-long specialist vacancy and supporting a shift toward destigmatization, decentralization, and deinstitutionalization. Care Under Pressure: Health officials also warned that severe staffing shortages and extreme patient-to-nurse ratios at the MHRC are straining services, with only a handful of trained psychiatric nurses. Gastroenteritis Warning: Ahead of Carnival, the Health Ministry says gastrointestinal cases are spiking—240 cases in children under five and 895 in those five and older—linked to poor hand hygiene, urging better sanitation before crowds. Blood Donation Push: SVG is rolling out a new blood donor engagement approach using “Blood Text” plus a redesigned national blood bank website to boost repeat voluntary donations. Violence and Legal Action: Police are investigating a fatal Canouan shooting and a separate Great House, Lowmans Leeward shooting that left one dead and two injured; meanwhile, attorney Carlos James has launched legal action against the State over alleged brutal police treatment of a mentally ill man in custody. Regional Health Leadership: OECS leaders reappointed Dr. Didacus Jules for a fourth term, while OECS-Morocco education success continues with Saint Lucia’s Camille Andrew earning an MD with highest honors.