AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHealth Access: Tripler Army Medical Center has removed its annual cap on patients from Micronesia, potentially easing Palau’s nearly $4 million in yearly overseas referral costs. Tripler has already accepted 26 Palau patients this year; eligible patients receive treatment and round-trip airfare at no cost. Disaster Readiness: Palau launched a $10 million U.S.-funded, three-year COFA Ready program to upgrade 14 emergency centers, build 10 supply warehouses and train local response teams. Climate: A strengthening El Niño is forecast to bring drier-than-normal conditions from Palau to the Marshall Islands through January, raising concerns about water supplies; it could be the strongest since 1950. At Sea: Five people, including two children, were rescued in Kiribati after nearly three months adrift, following a boat trip from Chuuk. Four of the nine people aboard did not survive. Research: UOG CIS and Sea Grant is offering grants of up to $100,000 for two-year sustainability projects in Guam, CNMI and the Freely Associated States.
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