AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHeart Health: A Pacific surgeon is urging healthier eating, regular exercise and check-ups, warning that poor diets and inactivity raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke. HIV Testing: Vanuatu health chiefs have rejected mandatory HIV screening at Port Vila Airport, saying tests must be voluntary and confidential to protect people’s rights. Children’s Heart Care: A regional programme will fund surgery in Fiji for 15 Pacific children, including six from Vanuatu, as it returns for a third year. Local Health Warning: A Vila Central Hospital specialist says injecting silicone, baby oil or petroleum jelly into the genitals has caused severe injuries and added pressure to Vanuatu’s overstretched surgical services. Medical Outreach: An Indonesian hospital ship treated 656 patients and performed 14 operations during a two-day visit to Vanuatu.
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