AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAnthrax Alert (Prevention): The Dominican Republic says it has no registered anthrax cases, but the Ministry of Public Health has reinforced preventive epidemiological surveillance after Haiti investigated 13 suspected cutaneous anthrax cases in Baliverne, Dame-Marie, with two deaths reported while awaiting confirmation. Public Health Education: Officials stress the measures are not a national health emergency and focus on early detection and readiness, noting infection is mainly linked to contact with sick livestock or contaminated animal products. Local Justice (Health & Safety): In Santo Domingo, prosecutors detailed how an alleged iPhone scam led to the death of Emmanuel Contreras Medina, and requested coercive pretrial detention for Lenin Jhericop Núñez de León, accused of chasing and striking the victim with a bat. Surveillance & Care Access (Digital Skills): RD Inteligente is inviting Dominicans to free AI training aimed at building digital skills from scratch, with registration via RDinteligente.do using ID and voter card details. Food Safety Trade: Canada’s beef access to the Dominican Republic has been restored after audits of Canada’s animal-health and food-safety controls.
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