AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoChronic Illness Push in Westmoreland: Health officials are urging residents to actively track key markers—blood sugar, cholesterol, weight, and HIV/syphilis status—while doubling down on daily habits to curb hypertension and other long-term conditions, with May flagged as Hypertension Awareness Month and World No Tobacco Day set for May 31. Hantavirus Watch: Westmoreland is also keeping heightened surveillance at ports of entry and monitoring possible contacts, even as Jamaica reports no confirmed cases, alongside calls to fight mosquito breeding and rodent risks. Violence and Public Safety: In Trelawny, three men were shot during an alleged police confrontation, and in Half-Way Tree police increased visibility after a bearer was killed in a cash-related attack. Healthcare Capacity Boost: Mandeville Regional Hospital received 20 paediatric beds valued at $3.8 million to ease shortages. Policy in Focus: Jamaica is in the final stages of drafting a menopause/andropause policy, aiming to guide care at family, community, and workplace levels.
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