AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSchool Food & Marketing Watch: A regional “Hope for the Future” youth advocacy push is engaging children and caregivers on how unhealthy food and beverage marketing around schools affects children’s health, with activities running across Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad & Tobago. Public Health Travel Alert: Grenada’s Ministry of Health issues an Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease advisory after WHO’s emergency declaration, urging nonessential travel avoidance to the DRC and Uganda and extra caution in other high-risk African countries, alongside strengthened port screening and 21-day active monitoring. Tourism Meets Health Security: Grenada launches its Tourism and Health Program with CARPHA support, training staff and improving visitor-based surveillance at hotels and vessels to boost infectious disease prevention and response. Regional Lab & Transport Training: CARPHA trains 18 people from 15 member states on safe transport of infectious substances, strengthening lab systems and pandemic preparedness, including participants from Grenada. Animal Biosecurity: Grenada defends the euthanising and incineration of two illegally imported, Babesia-positive horses from St. Lucia, citing legal obligations and biosecurity risk, with enforcement and legal action underway. Digital Safety for Kids: Grenada’s cybersecurity team warns primary students that online “digital footprints” are permanent and urges balanced screen time. Health Workforce & Systems: St. Georges University (SGU) plans a commencement ceremony in Gaborone for its Botswana graduates, highlighting the role of trained physicians in regional health systems. Hospital System Hiring: A vacancy is listed for a Chief Financial Officer for the Grenada Hospital System, focused on strengthening finance controls and preparing for future governance changes.
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