AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCardiac Care Access: The Calvin Ayre Foundation, working with Trinidad and Tobago’s Medical Benefits Scheme, helped move Ulysis James to Martinique for urgent specialist treatment at CHU de Martinique after a STEMI and ongoing chest pain—covering both care costs and medical travel. Regional Health Preparedness: PAHO/WHO supported a four-day molecular diagnostics workshop in Barbados (with CARPHA and the Best-dos Santos Lab) to strengthen rapid detection of diseases like measles, leptospirosis and hantavirus, using a One Health approach that links human and animal health. Emergency Evacuation Links: Montserrat is in talks with Martinique to improve emergency medical evacuation and specialist access for time-critical cases, including major strokes, heart attacks, serious trauma and critically ill children, with visits to CHUM facilities. Health & Safety Watch: A fatal crash in Jamaica involving a Trinidad and Tobago national athlete has renewed attention on road safety and emergency response, with survivors treated and discharged after the incident. Public Health Environment: Caribbean and Gulf coastlines are facing heavy sargassum beaching, raising concerns for tourism and shoreline health as seaweed rots onshore.
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