AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoScoliosis care for local children: Four St. Kitts and Nevis children were assessed during a high-demand World Paediatrics scoliosis clinic at Milton Cato Memorial Hospital in St. Vincent, part of a mission that evaluated 42 children and completed eight paediatric spinal surgeries. Digital health upgrade: St. Kitts and Nevis’ National Digital Health Information System (NDHIS), built by the St. Kitts and Nevis Robotics Association, received strong feedback from PAHO experts and is set to roll out after hospital and health-centre connectivity work. Free medical mission: A 17-member North American Taiwanese Medical Association team began an inaugural medical mission to St. Kitts and Nevis, offering free family medicine, internal medicine, dental, and specialist services across Nevis. Child health focus: Child Month 2026 was launched with a clear wellness theme—good nutrition, movement, and rest—urging families to build healthy habits early. Water crisis pressure: Reports say hundreds of St. Kitts households are still going days without reliable running potable water, adding strain to daily health and routines. Community wellness through youth: The St. Kitts and Nevis Youth Summit 2026 was launched, with health and well-being among its key discussion areas. Regional health advocacy: Youth and civil society across the Caribbean pushed for bans on ultra-processed food marketing around schools, linking it to rising childhood overweight and long-term non-communicable disease risk.
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