AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNursing Workforce: Ghana and the U.S. Virgin Islands plan to sign a November agreement to recruit Ghanaian nurses, aiming to ease critical staffing shortages. Details on numbers, qualifications and employment terms have not been announced. Reef Health: A global review found 340 reef-building coral species face elevated extinction risk. The findings predate recent record heat and bleaching, and include reefs in the USVI that help protect coasts and support local livelihoods. Medicare Funding: A bipartisan bill would raise Puerto Rico’s Medicare Advantage payment benchmark to match the USVI’s, addressing a funding gap lawmakers say leaves Puerto Rico’s plans underpaid. Infection Readiness: Surprise drills at USVI health facilities tested responses to a simulated avian flu patient. Staff screened for symptoms in most drills, but asked about avian flu exposure in fewer than one in 10.
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