AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHeat Health Alert: Doctors say Saint Lucia’s hot spell is already driving more dizziness and fainting cases, with heat stress a bigger risk for older adults, children, and pregnant women as El Niño threatens even harsher conditions. School Wellness Push: The Ministry of Health urges families and teachers to focus on “Be Healthy, Active, Smart” with better nutrition, movement breaks, and mental well-being check-ins for students. Breastfeeding Support: Vieux Fort Wellness Centre hosted hands-on breastfeeding workshops to build confidence, teach positioning and latching, and tackle common myths. Mental Health Training: A suicide prevention workshop (with Guadeloupe partners) is equipping Saint Lucia health professionals to spot early warning signs and intervene sooner. Critical Care Skills: PAHO/WHO training brought clinicians from across the Eastern Caribbean together to strengthen severe infection and critical care response, including practical simulations. TB Treatment Safety Question: A report highlights how two TB patients escaping General Hospital exposed gaps in legislation to manage and restrict infectious patients. Women’s Health Recovery: The Landings Resort & Spa unveiled a women-focused spa programme, including an Oncology Spa Programme for cancer recovery. Regional Health Leadership: Dr. Eva Jané Llopis began her PAHO/WHO role covering Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, aiming to strengthen resilient, people-centred health systems.
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