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Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines \u2013 Just four months into the role, the newly appointed Chief Executive
\nOfficer (CEO) of World Pediatric Project (WPP), Mr. Vafa Akhavan, embarked on his first visit to St. Vincent and the
\nGrenadines. Accompanied by the Chairman of the Board of Directors for WPP, Dr. Brian Claire, they spent three (3)
\ndays beginning February 24 th to 26 th . The CEO\u2019s trip to the Caribbean also included visits to St. Lucia and Barbados,
\nand involved multiple meetings with key stakeholders. Executive Director for SVG and the Eastern Caribbean, Ms.
\nLauren McIntosh was also in attendance.<\/p>\n
In SVG, the hub in the Caribbean, fruitful engagements occurred with officials from the Ministry of Health,
\nWellness, and the Environment, namely; Minister, Hon. St. Clair Jimmy Prince; and Permanent Secretary, Mr.
\nCuthbert Knights. The WPP team also had a courtesy call with Minister of Finance, Economic Planning, Sustainable
\nDevelopment and Information Technology, Hon. Camillo Gonsalves, as well as Minister of Mobilization, Social
\nDevelopment, Family, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities and Youth, Hon. Orando Brewster.<\/p>\n
WPP Executive Director, Ms. McIntosh expressed that it was a fruitful trip that reflects the presence of WPP in this
\npart of the world. \u201cThe visit from the CEO is certainly an indicated of the WPP\u2019s immense interest in the Caribbean.
\nFurther, one can tell that the optimism and appreciation from CEO Akhavan were matched by the various
\nstakeholders engaged, which augurs well for the future of WPP in the region as we continue to advance health
\ncare for our children,\u201d articulated Ms. McIntosh.<\/p>\n
Other highlights of the CEO\u2019s visit to SVG comprised a tour of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. The team also
\ndrove to the far windward side of the island to visit some of WPP\u2019s families. The families that were visited were
\nsome of those affected by the April 2021 eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in the red zones.<\/p>\n
WPP is looking forward to welcoming the general orthopedic and the scoliosis medical teams to St. Vincent in April
\nwhere they anticipate scores of children locally and regionally will be evaluated and surgeries performed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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