Workforce & mental wellbeing: Covista and the Covista Foundation pledged US$10 million plus 50,000 volunteer hours over five years to expand the healthcare workforce, with a focus on career pathways, scholarships, and clinician burnout support. Public health in disasters: CDEMA and CARPHA renewed a cooperation deal to strengthen regional disaster management and public health resilience, aiming to protect health systems during increasingly complex emergencies. Hospital accountability: Queen Elizabeth Hospital says it has spent hundreds of thousands storing 65 unclaimed bodies, and will now dispose of them under new Health Services (Disposal of Abandoned Bodies) Regulations, 2026. Local health & safety checks: Barbados’ Ministry of Health and Wellness says environmental health officers are inspecting migrant worker lodging at construction sites under the Health Services Act, after recent media attention on substandard conditions. Health leadership: Bayview Hospital appointed Major Marilyn Patrick as Hospital Administrator, bringing decades of nursing leadership and field medical command experience. Community wellbeing for youth: A teen mental health and cultural wellness workshop in Barbados used arts and conversation to help young people manage anxiety, identity stress, and family challenges. Care during crisis response: Barbados’ BDF and Fire Service teams received the Hero of Venezuela Medal for earthquake response, with a field medical hospital expected to become operational soon.