AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRegional HIV Milestone: WHO certified Barbados for eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission as a public health problem, after no infant infections were reported from 2022 to 2024. The achievement reflects broad access to antenatal care, testing and treatment. TCI Health Services: Parliament passed legislation establishing a Health Services Authority to coordinate public healthcare, from primary and emergency care to behavioural health, rehabilitation and pharmacy services. Regional Health Leadership: Epidemiologist Dr. Eldonna Boisson, who led PAHO/WHO work in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, has been appointed representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Food and Nutrition: Food for Thought’s World Food Day fair reached more than 500 students and teachers with food samples and nutrition information, while a food drive collected breakfast items for school food banks.
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