AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHIV Awareness Month: Bermuda’s Minister of Health Kim Wilson and CMO Dr Shaun Ramroop launched HIV Awareness Month, noting 306 people living with HIV (Dec 2025) and encouraging residents to use free, confidential testing at the Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic throughout June. Cancer Care Spotlight: Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre says its “Bermuda Model” cancer-care abstract is being presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, highlighting how local radiation therapy reduced the need for patients to leave the island. Prescription Costs: Allshores’ exclusive pharmacy deal with Phoenix Pharmacies has now taken effect, aiming to lower costs for a small list of very expensive medicines (including weight-loss drugs) while keeping coverage for most prescriptions at members’ usual pharmacies. Mental Health Anti-Stigma: As Mental Health Anti-Stigma Month ends, Minister Wilson says $2.29 million is earmarked for mental health support, including expanded counselling and therapy access. Food Security & Health: The Ministry of Health marked 10 years of the Grow Eat Save gardening programme, supporting home-grown produce and food-cost relief. Public Health Policy: In the House of Assembly, the Premier defended Bermuda’s sugar tax as materially linked to health insurance costs and non-communicable disease risk. Injury & Safety: A serious Smith’s collision sent a motorcycle rider to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries, while police report a stabbing on Front Street with two men taken to hospital and a suspect arrested.
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