AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDisaster Response: WFP praised El Salvador’s rapid medical and rescue deployment after the June 24 Venezuela earthquakes, noting 300 specialists mobilized within 24 hours and a fully operational field hospital in Catia La Mar that provided care and supplies, helping save nine lives. Child Safety & Violence: UNICEF and PAHO warned that over 53,000 children and adolescents were murdered across Latin America and the Caribbean between 2015 and 2022, with homicide the top cause of death for ages 10–19, and highlighted widespread violent discipline at home. Public Health Systems: PAHO’s RedFESP welcomed Belize to its Essential Public Health Functions network, with El Salvador sharing progress on institutionalizing EPHFs through planning, monitoring, and health system governance. Earthquake Health Impacts: A 5.1 quake struck Peru’s Junín region, injuring 32 and damaging hospitals including the Regional Maternal and Children’s Hospital El Carmen; meanwhile, a 7.3 Mexico–Guatemala border quake was felt as far as El Salvador, prompting evacuations and tsunami precautions before warnings were lifted. Maternal & Child Health: PAHO recognized El Salvador’s First Lady Gabriela de Bukele’s “Nacer con Cariño” law as a regional model for maternal and child health.
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