AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHIV Prevention: Barbados has eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission as a public health problem, with no new infections among infants from 2022 to 2024. WHO credited free care for pregnant women and 98% coverage of antenatal visits, HIV testing and treatment. Climate and Health: Trinidad and Tobago’s 2027 budget includes TT$30 million for flood mitigation, but health advocates say it needs clearer goals and sustained funding to protect communities from climate-related health risks. Ebola Preparedness: St. Kitts and Nevis has tightened entry screening for travellers arriving from eight countries identified as high risk, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo; returning citizens face enhanced screening and 21 days of self-quarantine. Eye Care: Antigua and Barbuda’s public health system has performed its first corneal transplants, with seven completed during a regional surgical mission. Medicine Access: Cuba’s state pharmaceutical group says 300 of the country’s 395 essential medicines are unavailable, citing shortages of supplies and difficulties with banking and shipping. Chronic Disease Care: Saint Lucia has added a wound-management module and 30 tablets to its digital health programme, which screens for and tracks diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
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