AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMental Health Overhaul: The Virgin Islands government is reviewing mental health laws and policy with PAHO support to draft a modern, rights-based Mental Health Act and person-centred policy. Public Health & Safety: Regulators are beginning compliance checks on “intoxicating hemp” and say these products should not be sold in the territory until a licensing system is in place. Medication Recall: FDA issued a nationwide Class II recall for multiple lots/strengths of levothyroxine sodium tablets after stability testing found subpotent doses. Coastal Health Alert: Sargassum is blanketing Caribbean and Gulf coastlines, with scientists calling it “not normal,” raising concerns for marine life and public health as it rots onshore. Local Health Infrastructure: Opposition MP Myron Walwyn urged shifting major water infrastructure work to the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), arguing ministries should focus on policy. Community Care: The Ministry of Health and Social Development signed a contract for a new social home in Virgin Gorda for the Leonard family.
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