AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHurricane Season Preparedness: The Dominica Red Cross is urging households to start planning now as the Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1–Nov. 30, with calls to build family emergency plans and kits while the Red Cross boosts community response teams and restocks supplies. Essential Medicines Access: PAHO and the OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service advanced joint work to improve access to safe, effective medicines and health technologies across Eastern Caribbean states, focusing on procurement, supply chains, quality assurance, and pooled purchasing. Stroke Support for Care Homes: The RayAsta Foundation donated stroke recovery and support equipment to four Dominica care facilities, aiming to improve independence and daily living for stroke survivors and elderly residents. Sargassum Management Collaboration: A SARSEA/OECS delegation is visiting Martinique and Guadeloupe to study local sargassum collection and value-added uses, linking environmental action with public health and coastal resilience. Social Protection Tech Boost: Dominica’s Ministry of Health received UN World Food Programme equipment to strengthen the Social Welfare Information Management System, plus tablets and computers for village councils. Senior-Friendly Design Push: The Dominica Council on Aging is calling for elderly-friendly building designs, warning against steep stair-only access in multi-storey developments. Community Safety Clean-Up: Police and partners removed derelict vehicles from Coco Bottom and Goodwill to reduce mosquito/rodent breeding, hazards, and environmental pollution.
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