AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWorld Health Assembly Wrap: The 79th WHA in Geneva ended with more than 20 decisions and 13 resolutions, with Dominican Health Minister Víctor Atallah Lajam (now Assembly president) stressing emergency preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, and stronger support for health workers. Public Health Partnership: PAHO and the Carter Center signed a technical cooperation deal to push river blindness elimination (onchocerciasis) and expand work on other diseases across Hispaniola. Citizenship & Identity Tensions: Haitians protested at the National Palace demanding full implementation of Law 169-14, saying thousands still can’t get identity documents and face arrests and deportations. Urban Development: President Abinader and Tourism Minister David Collado inaugurated the second phase of the Malecón de Santo Domingo Este, rebuilding a 4.1-kilometer waterfront corridor along Avenida España. Energy Push: EGE Haina inaugurated the Esperanza Renovable hybrid wind-solar plant in Valverde, a first large-scale hybrid injection into the national grid. Social Pressure: A coalition of groups urged the government to declare femicides and gender violence a national emergency, citing at least 32 killings in the first five months of 2026.
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