AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoInternational Dental Leadership: Montserrat’s Dr Coretta Fergus has been named Regent for the English-Speaking Caribbean at the International College of Dentists, leading a historic Jamaica convocation that inducted 22 new Fellows across the region. Health Systems & Prevention: Montserrat has rolled out a standardised diabetic foot screening tool island-wide after a review found 15 diabetes-related amputations over five years, using a traffic-light risk approach to guide monitoring and escalation. Medical Evacuation Talks: The Government of Montserrat has advanced emergency medical evacuation and specialist-care arrangements with Martinique, including visits to CHUM facilities for major strokes, trauma, and critical imaging services. Mental Health Snapshot: A six-year review presented at Montserrat’s Annual Research Day reports depression and psychotic disorders as top diagnoses, with rising new presentations and the largest age group now among 10–19-year-olds. Community Culture & Service: Hopeful Hearts Foundation has been appointed National Leader for Good Deeds Day in Antigua and Barbuda, coordinating local participation in the global kindness and volunteerism movement that includes Montserrat. Arts & Performance: St Kitts and Nevis calypso monarch King Drewzy is set to represent his country at the Leeward Islands Calypso Competition in Anguilla.
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