AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoVision Care Rollout: Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Health begins free presbyopia screening and reading-glasses distribution at Primary Health Care facilities from October 1, via a MoU with US non-profit Restoring Vision—aimed at adults 40+ and people at chronic disease clinics. Mobility for Amputees: The Saint Lucia Prosthetic Centre opened this week, offering custom-built prosthetic limbs locally after assessments, with early success stories already helping people stand and walk again. Heat Safety Alert: Health officials issued guidance amid intensifying El Niño conditions, warning of heat exhaustion and heat-related illness risk as drought and reduced rainfall loom. Hearing Health in Castries: A Deaf Health Fair at Derek Walcott Square brought hearing screenings, sign-language basics, and reminders that loud noise exposure can quietly damage hearing. Community Health Innovation: TheLifeCo St Lucia launched a GLP-1 management programme with medical support, side-effect care, and transition planning for longer-term maintenance. Local Safety Update: Police are investigating a Pointe Michel shooting that left a 37-year-old St. Lucian man with multiple gunshot wounds. Regional Health Policy: UN leaders warned about “colonisation by data” as AI and data control could deepen global inequality, including for developing countries.
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