AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoWater & Health Infrastructure: Barbados’ South Coast Water Reclamation Project is set to start next month, with a $220m build to reclaim irrigation water from wastewater using tertiary treatment, renewable energy and environmental safeguards—aiming to boost farming resilience while protecting local ecosystems. Global Health Financing: At the UNGA, President John Dramani Mahama launched the Accra Reset report “A Sovereign Future for Health,” arguing Global South countries need more control over health funding and local medicine production, not donor-led decisions. Local Health Capacity & Research: UWI Cave Hill’s Dr Damian Cohall has released the second edition of “Medicinal Plants of Barbados,” expanding the island’s plant research and linking traditional uses to scientific basis. Adolescent & Dementia Care Focus: Barbados continues pushing youth health access (including polyclinics offering adolescent services) while advocates warn dementia data gaps and caregiver support remain major public health problems. Climate Risk to Health: UN reporting highlights worsening warming impacts—raising alarms for heat-related illness and broader health strain in the years ahead.
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