AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMenstrual health & sustainability: Te Ipukarea Society, CIFWA and RedPack brought menstrual wellbeing sessions to Tereora College, focusing on the menstrual cycle and practical, reusable options like pads, cups and period underwear to cut landfill waste and household costs. NCD prevention push: At Te Kainga Primary Care Workshop, sports presentation data flagged Cook Islands as ranking third globally for non-communicable disease rates, prompting renewed community action on prevention (especially on Mitiaro). Cervical screening access: Free outreach screening continues in Rarotonga with a clinic at Kavera today (4.30pm–7pm), with further dates listed for Tepiri, Matavera, Avatiu and Inave; bookings encouraged. Blood donation spotlight: Cook Islands Red Cross and Te Marae Ora marked World Blood Donor Day at Constitution Park, thanking lifesaving donors. Rare infection after travel: A Cook Islands Māori man in New Zealand was hospitalised with a rare bloodstream infection linked to a marine bacterium after a Cook Islands holiday, with doctors urging awareness of serious skin and fever symptoms. Plastic pollution plan: The National Environment Service is developing a National Action Plan under the Pacific Ocean Litter Project to reduce plastic entering landfill and the ocean through behaviour change and practical alternatives. Mental health training: Te Kainga O Pa Taunga runs a weeklong community workshop teaching people to spot early signs of emotional or psychological distress.
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