AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHPAI Alert: Belize’s BAHA issued a bird flu advisory after outbreaks in Honduras and Costa Rica, urging poultry and livestock owners to report sick or dead birds and follow strict biosecurity to keep the country HPAI-free. Disaster Response: A Guyana-led CARICOM shipment of 88 containers of relief supplies—including pharmaceuticals, food, cleaning materials, 300 water tanks, and earth-moving equipment—has departed for earthquake-hit Venezuela, with Belize among the contributing countries. Animal Health Training: Toledo Agriculture, with OIRSA and the Cooperative Department, trained 27 livestock farmers in Trio Village on New World Screwworm awareness, prevention, identification, treatment, and farm-level management. Eye Care Access: A U.S. ophthalmologist returned from a five-day Belize medical mission, where 103 eye surgeries and 450+ examinations were delivered to patients with limited access to advanced care. HIV Progress, Gaps Remain: Belize reports declining new HIV infections but still faces testing, treatment, and long-term care gaps, with stigma and poverty limiting early care; prevention options like PrEP/PEP and HIV self-testing are being expanded. Road Safety Push: WHO/PAHO and Ibero-American road safety partners advanced regional cooperation to reduce traffic deaths, including a Safe Mobility 2030 framework and a new outcomes index.
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