AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEbola Border Watch: Antigua and Barbuda is tightening entry rules as regional officials step up Ebola monitoring; the Ministry says it will propose a 45-day travel restriction for people coming from designated outbreak areas and is reinstating infrared thermal screening at VC Bird International Airport. Malaria Update: Health officials are urging calm after two imported malaria cases, saying the mosquito species that spreads it is rare in Antigua and surveillance and lab capacity have been expanded islandwide. Hospital Overhaul: Health Minister Michael Joseph says major changes are coming to Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre within six months, including relocating the dialysis unit, adding a dedicated asthma bay, and shifting some services off-site, with community clinics expected to ease ER congestion. Medicines Access (Regional): PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will convene a workshop in Saint Lucia to strengthen access to safe, quality-assured medicines and health technologies across the Eastern Caribbean. Public Health Reminders: The Health Ministry reports chickenpox clusters can occur in close-contact settings and reiterates vaccination and infection-prevention steps, including staying home until lesions crust over. Menstrual Hygiene Day: Scrub Life Cares, with Gender Affairs and Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, is inviting the public to wear red or pink on May 28 to boost menstrual health awareness.
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