AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRegional Child Health & Protection: The OECS, with UNICEF support, has unveiled its Regional Child Policy and Strategic Plan 2026–2032, built with input from children, parents and stakeholders and using a “whole-of-the-child” approach aimed at safer, fairer outcomes across health, education, justice, protection and social support. Dental Leadership: Montserratian dentist Dr Coretta Fergus was recognised in Jamaica as Regent for the English-Speaking Caribbean (ICD Section XX, Region 32), leading an induction that welcomed 22 new dental Fellows from across the region. Genetic Medicine Manufacturing: ARPA-H awarded $26 million to GE HealthCare-led FLASH, developing scalable cell-free DNA manufacturing that could speed up personalised medicines, vaccines and other genetic health tools. Food Traceability & Health Claims: A new near-infrared spectroscopy system is being developed to map cacao chemical fingerprints by origin, using QR-linked verification to reduce mislabelling in premium chocolate markets. Local Sports (Community Health Link): Team Bahamas named for the CFU Under-14 Challenge Series includes a group-stage match against Montserrat on August 17 in Punta Cana.
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