AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPrimary Care Upgrade: Guyana commissioned the upgraded Charlestown Health Centre (No. 1 Dispensary), a modern facility valued at about G$201.8M, expected to serve around 2,000 residents with maternal and child health, men’s and adolescent health, tobacco cessation support, ECGs, ultrasound, dental care, and women’s screening services like HPV and pap smears. Public Health & Safety: A new travel-related dengue case was reported on Oʻahu, with Hawai‘i health teams inspecting and stepping up mosquito control; officials say local transmission risk is low but urge residents to remove standing water. Water Quality Concern: Former EPA head Dr. Vincent Adams criticised Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), calling its response to a 2025 water quality report “misleading and dangerous” and saying key measurements were omitted. Community Health Workforce: The Certificate in Paraprofessional Social Services course was launched in Mahdia, Region 8, offering free accredited training to help address shortages of trained social workers in hinterland communities. Health Access in the Region: Guyana and CARICOM partners dispatched an 88-container relief shipment to earthquake-hit Venezuela, including pharmaceuticals, food, cleaning supplies, water tanks, and earth-moving equipment. Violence & Tragedy: Police are investigating the discovery of a 21-year-old woman’s body in a shallow grave at Mahaica, with a suspect arrested; separately, a security guard was charged with murder after a gold miner was shot during an altercation at Sands Backdam.
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