AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNursing: BVI Nurses Association president Rosa Ravariere-Seaman received a regional leadership award and was re-elected assistant treasurer of the Caribbean Nurses Organisation. Caregiving: Eleven people graduated from the BVI Care Certificate Programme, which Health Minister Vincent Wheatley hopes to establish as a lasting standard for care workers. Health Leadership: Former Premier and surgeon Dr D. Orlando Smith will be honoured on Monday for decades of service to BVI healthcare. Public Health: The Ministry of Health warned residents against buying unregulated weight-loss injections online or importing them without medical oversight, citing risks from unknown ingredients, incorrect doses and contamination. Diabetes: A specialist says about 3,500 people may need diabetic eye screening, but just over 250 have been screened through the local programme; more than 30% of those checked had eye conditions needing attention. The Health Minister estimates over 4,000 residents live with diabetes, many undiagnosed. BVIHSA: Opposition Leader Marlon Penn challenged Health Minister Wheatley over transparency in the authority’s CEO recruitment, after Wheatley said the board revised its recommendation and declined to disclose candidate details.
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