AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMedical Workforce & Access: AUACAS is running a free virtual bootcamp (June 16–July 1) to help aspiring doctors map a faster route into medicine, with Zoom sessions, a completion certificate, and a tuition grant. Public Health Policy: Cabinet advanced major bills including a Mental Health Bill and a Medical Laboratories Bill, alongside workplace safety and sexual offences reforms—aimed at modernizing health and protections. Community Health Advocacy: “Hope for the Future” and partners held a children’s health and school food marketing engagement during the Scrub Life Cares expo, pushing healthier school environments across the region. Care & Safety in the Field: CARPHA trained participants from across the region on safely transporting infectious substances, strengthening lab and pandemic readiness. Local Health Sector Loss: Tributes continue after senior surgeon Dr. Subbiah Radhakrishnan (“Dr Krishnan”) was found unresponsive in Belmont; police are investigating and hospitals and the Health Ministry have issued condolences. Workplace Wellbeing: The People’s Union warned of rising stress and discrimination linked to toxic industrial relations, urging better social dialogue.
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