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Illumina has appointed Dr. Eric Green, a renowned genomics leader and former NHGRI director, as its new Chief Medical Officer to advance the clinical application of genomics and expand access to precision medicine. The company also announced the departure of its chief commercial officer, Everett Cunningham, who will become a CEO of a life science tools company.
Saint Lucia has nearly 1,000 people living with HIV, with a decrease in new cases in 2023 compared to the previous year. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sharon Belmar-George revealed that 57% of those living with HIV are male, and there were 26 new HIV cases diagnosed in 2023, representing a 32% decrease from 2022. Additionally, there was a spike in Leprosy cases, prompting the development of a draft national action plan to eliminate the disease, which includes an educational public health campaign, intensive contact tracing, re-training of health care workers, increased testing, and more aggressive treatment.