AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoGraduate Medical Education: New Anglia University says U.S. graduate medical education is expanding fast, with the 2025 Main Residency Match topping 43,000 positions, as training programs adapt to workforce needs and new models of care. Global Health Recognition: At the World Health Assembly, WHO highlighted progress including Anguilla’s achievement in eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, HBV and syphilis, alongside other regional disease elimination and tobacco control awards. Mother-to-Child HIV/Hepatitis Action in the Caribbean: CARICOM and PAHO focused on scaling up EMTCT primary prevention and treatment, improving detection and monitoring in pregnancy, and strengthening lab and surveillance to help countries reach and sustain validation status. Cardiovascular Care Quality: Guyana hosted a HEARTS quality improvement workshop with PAHO/WHO to strengthen hypertension detection and control, building on HEARTS expansion from 8 primary facilities in 2021 to 250+ by May 2026. Port Health Emergency Readiness: Anguilla Trading and Development Company donated a Scherber First Responder Backpack to St. Kitts and Nevis’ airport Port Health Unit to boost emergency response with EMT/EMS, trauma and oxygen supplies. Regional Integration & Health Cooperation: OECS marks 45 years, pointing to practical regional integration gains and continued leadership in health cooperation across member territories.
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