AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 minutes agoCARICOM–UN Crime Plan: CARICOM, the UN and UNDP have launched two landmark documents in Basseterre to tackle crime and violence as a public health emergency, mapping a prevention-first, multi-sector action path across health, education, justice and social protection. Hospital Leadership Push: Queen Elizabeth Hospital CEO Neil Clark says Caribbean hospitals need a regional network to share systems and management know-how, after finding “blank faces” when asking who runs neighbouring hospitals’ IT. Plant-Based Cancer Hope: A young lab worker in St Philip is turning plant tissue culture into a future goal of plant-based cancer treatment. Ebola Readiness: Barbados has stepped up airport and seaport screening and surveillance under a “watching brief,” saying the risk is low but “not zero.” Water Security Funding: The World Bank approved $54.7m for Barbados to cut water losses, expand sanitation and strengthen water-sector governance. Local Health & Workforce: Barbados and Ethiopia signed a health cooperation deal focused on ethical recruitment and workforce mobility. Nursing Spotlight: Nurse of the Year at QEH, Gillian Little, is being celebrated during Nurses Week 2026.
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