AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCuba Health Crisis: UN officials say Cuba’s humanitarian emergency is worsening, with hospitals suspending surgeries and facing severe medicine shortages; more than 100,000 patients are waiting as power outages and supply gaps delay care. Caribbean Governance: Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index again ranks Haiti at the bottom of the Caribbean, while Barbados and others score higher—an issue that can shape health system trust and funding. Animal Health Alert (Nicaragua-relevant): The New World screwworm fly—capable of destroying living tissue in livestock and sometimes humans—has been confirmed in south Texas, after spread through Central America and Mexico; USDA is setting quarantines and releasing sterile flies to stop it. Regional Health Risk: Experts warn the “barrier” in Panama has been breached, raising concern for further north movement, including into countries like Nicaragua. Local Human Rights & Health: UN calls on Nicaragua to investigate the death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera in state custody, spotlighting health and oversight failures around detainee care.
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