Heat & dehydration alerts: Antigua’s Medical Association says it’s seeing more patients with dehydration and heat-exposure symptoms, including blurred vision, sudden headaches and fatigue, urging extra care for seniors and people with limited mobility as hotter months approach. Child health & food marketing: Hope for the Future and partners held a community engagement at the Grow With the Flo expo to push healthier school food environments and challenge unhealthy food and beverage marketing aimed at children. Hospital access & demand: Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre is encouraging patients to request some outpatient clinic and radiology appointments online, while reporting 1,074 pediatric emergency visits so far in 2026. Public health preparedness: CARPHA trained staff across member states, including participants from Antigua and Barbuda, on safe transport of infectious substances to strengthen regional lab and outbreak readiness. Ebola precautions: Trinidad and Tobago activated enhanced screening and travel advisories for Ebola-affected countries, with no Caribbean cases reported to date. Community & wellness: A “Ride for a Cause” event backed by local cancer support groups highlighted holistic survivorship support for people living after cancer. Safety in the water: Police are investigating the death of a U.S. visitor who became unresponsive during a scuba dive near North Sound; an autopsy is expected. Regional health context: A UNDP report says Caribbean life expectancy gains continue, but healthy life expectancy remains under 70 across the region.