AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMen’s Health Push in Montserrat: Basil Chambers’ 60th birthday weekend drew 120 men to a free screening fair, including prostate exams and PSA testing, and raised EC$5,000 for Meals on Wheels—an encouraging sign more people are choosing prevention. Local Health Exchange: Montserrat’s CMO Dr Sharra Greenaway-Duberry and Parliamentary Secretary Crenston Buffonge are visiting St. Helena (July 6–10) to swap ideas on community health, disease prevention, emergency care, mental health, smoking cessation, and tackling vaping. Regional Emergency Readiness: CARPHA inaugurated the CARPHA Regional Emergency Operations Centre (CREOC) in Port of Spain to strengthen Caribbean public health emergency coordination across 26 member states. ECCB Policy Watch: Premier Reuben Meade will represent Montserrat at the ECCB’s 113th Monetary Council meeting in Dominica, where the ECCB Governor will brief on monetary and credit conditions and the “Big Push” agenda. Governance & Health Context: Veteran journalist Julian Rogers criticized CARICOM leaders’ move to refer CARICOM SG Dr. Carla Barnett’s reappointment to the CCJ, calling it political evasion—an issue that can shape regional decision-making that affects health systems.
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