AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSanctions & child health in Cuba: The UN human rights chief says U.S. blockade pressure is driving preventable child deaths in Cuba, citing doubled infant mortality and worse childhood cancer outcomes as doctors lack essential medicines. Cuba energy squeeze: Cuba’s foreign minister denounced new U.S. sanctions on CUPET, arguing Washington is “weaponizing” energy and worsening blackouts after Venezuela halted crude shipments. Venezuela health systems angle: A recent report from a remote, indigenous border area highlights how limited schools and healthcare leave communities with few providers—one priest covering a vast parish—while economic hardship pushes some people toward illegal fuel smuggling. Policy spillover to Venezuela: The broader sanctions push and fuel disruptions across the region raise direct health risks for Venezuela-linked supply chains and cross-border access to care. Road safety (regional public health): A road-safety push in the Dominican Republic stresses prevention before driving and warns against myths that “quick fixes” reduce alcohol risk.
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