AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoWeight-loss care in focus: TheLifeCo St Lucia launched a dedicated GLP-1 management programme, offering tailored pathways for optimisation, side-effect support, and transition/maintenance, with a multidisciplinary team including a medical director, clinical nutritionist, mental wellness coach and movement specialist. Hearing health outreach: A Deaf Health Fair in Castries brought hearing screenings, Ministry of Health info, and basic sign language to raise awareness of hearing loss risks from loud noise and everyday exposure. Heat safety warning: Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Health issued an urgent El Niño heat advisory, urging residents to protect themselves from heat stress as temperatures are expected to intensify and drought risk rises. Road crash medical updates: Two Entrepôt Secondary School students—Tatiyanna Innocent and Jeanquan Jn Pierre—are recovering after a Cas En Bas collision; urgent blood donations were requested as one student reportedly faced serious leg injuries and the other possible fractures. Water security project: The Northern Water Project is set to receive over EC$22 million, with WASCO replacing damaged pipelines to improve reliable water supply in the northern belt. Border health and trade: OECS agencies received training to strengthen intelligence-led risk management for the movement of goods, including Health and plant/animal health officers. Local health advocacy: Caribbean Wellness Day 2026 was launched with youth and community efforts aimed at reducing non-communicable diseases, including peer-led substance-use prevention and physical activity initiatives.
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