AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMedical Evacuation (Cardiac Care): The Calvin Ayre Foundation (CAF) and the Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) backed urgent overseas treatment for Ulysis James after a STEMI heart attack, with referral to CHU de Martinique for specialist care. Regional Health Capacity: PAHO/WHO, CARPHA and the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory trained Eastern Caribbean lab professionals in molecular diagnostics for measles, leptospirosis and hantavirus, using a One Health approach to strengthen preparedness. Health & Environment (Sargassum): A new report flags unusually large sargassum blooms across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico—about 27 million metric tons in July—smothering shorelines, harming marine life and affecting tourism-linked health and comfort. Emergency Medivac Talks (Martinique Link): Montserrat advanced plans with Martinique to secure access to specialist emergency care for major strokes, heart attacks, trauma and critically ill children, including imaging and neurosurgical services at CHUM. Public Health Risk (Water Quality): South Africa’s SAHRC reports wastewater-treatment compliance problems at Kouga municipalities, with bacterial levels above licence limits, raising concerns for downstream health impacts.
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