AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMaternal & infant health update: Dominican health authorities reported 40 infant deaths in one week, including 33 neonatal deaths, plus three maternal deaths (two Dominican women, one Haitian) and 76 maternal deaths so far in 2026. Infectious disease watch: SINAVE logged dengue at 224 positives with one death, malaria at 146 confirmed cases with no deaths, and leptospirosis at 260 cases after two new Santo Domingo reports; overall, leptospirosis has already caused 19 deaths this year. Hospital safety & fraud case: A Higüey judge ordered three months of pre-trial detention for a physician accused of falsifying hospital documents to register foreign children as if births occurred under regular status in the country. Emergency response: A fuel tanker fire on George Washington Avenue left two people dead; 9-1-1 coordinated multiple fire, police, traffic, and health units, using drones with thermal cameras to manage the scene. Public health policy: PAHO and partners wrapped a regional ICD-11 mortality coding training that included Dominican professionals, aiming to strengthen how deaths are classified in national health systems.
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