AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoNCD Policy Push: Dominica’s Cabinet has approved a new Non-Communicable Diseases Policy and Action Plan, with the Health Promotion Unit set to guide island-wide programmes and a Caribbean Wellness Day planning meeting scheduled for tomorrow. Women’s Health Update: Consultant gynecologist Dr Curvin Ferreira says cervical cancer cases are declining, crediting government health interventions, while warning that other women’s health conditions are rising. Youth & Adolescent Health: The REACH Project is inviting young people (18–24) to a virtual orientation on 8 September, and it has also launched a webinar series covering mental health, nutrition, healthy lifestyles, parent–teen communication, and stigma reduction. Regional Health Supply: OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service marks 40 years of regional cooperation, managing about 1,100 medicines and essential commodities and reporting savings that help strengthen national health systems. Agriculture Resilience: Dominica is intensifying sustainable farming through an Integrated Soil Conservation and Soil Fertility Improvement Demonstration Project, supported by German Development Cooperation and technical missions from Argentina’s INTA. Immigration Court Win (Regional): Caribbean immigration advocates welcomed a US court ruling blocking an indefinite Trump visa processing suspension affecting nationals of 75 countries, including Dominica. Public Health & Safety (Local): An autopsy was conducted on remains recovered in Capuchin in the Jerbiah Paul disappearance case; police await the pathologist’s report and DNA testing overseas, with two police officers charged and remanded. Letter to the Editor: A reader criticizes the lack of urgency after a July High Court abortion ruling, arguing government follow-through on expanded lawful provisions has stalled.
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