AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoBVI Health Services Authority: Cabinet has approved Bevis A. Sylvester as the new Chair of the BVIHSA Board, pending House of Assembly approval, with the appointment set to run for three years starting Sept. 7, 2026. Water & public health: Newly appointed Water and Sewerage Department Director Lyndon Hodge says he’ll strengthen operations and public health interventions as the government moves toward placing water and electricity services under a single statutory corporation. Substance use & housing stability: SAMHSA announced $42.3 million in supplemental funding for states and territories to push a “Treatment First” approach for homelessness and addiction, aiming to move people from crisis into treatment and stable housing. Regional lab readiness: CARPHA wrapped up its 11th CariPHLN workshop in Barbados, bringing together lab directors (including BVI) to improve surveillance, diagnostics, and response across the Caribbean. Local pharmacy access: BVIHSA says the Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital outpatient pharmacy will close all day Friday, Sept. 18, for annual inventory, urging patients to complete transactions before 4:00 PM Thursday. Health system safety in the region: A CDC report on U.S. Virgin Islands hotel Legionnaires’ outbreaks found Legionella in guest room water systems, including cold lines that can warm in tropical conditions. Air quality warning: IQAir’s 2025 report ranks Pakistan the world’s most polluted country for PM2.5, underscoring respiratory risk from fine particles.
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