Guiana Shield Malaria Push: Suriname and regional partners (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana) met in Paramaribo to renew cross-border action to accelerate malaria elimination, with PAHO leadership stressing focus on mining communities, Indigenous groups, and remote border areas. Chikungunya Update: Suriname’s Public Health Bureau says chikungunya is no longer in an epidemic phase, though cases still circulate in places like Paramaribo and Brokopondo—officials urge continued prevention beyond spraying, including removing mosquito breeding water. Medicine Quality Boost: PAHO, CARPHA and USP held a Caribbean webinar to strengthen medicines quality assurance and laboratory testing, including roundtable input from Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago. Nutrition & Diabetes Warning: A multiethnic study linked higher intake of non-sugar-sweetened beverages with higher type 2 diabetes risk, with higher risk seen among adults with BMI ≥ 25 and among Surinamese-origin participants. Public Health Training in Tropical Medicine: Saint James School of Medicine’s tropical medicine diploma was recognized by ASTMH and includes a Suriname practicum focused on malaria diagnosis and other lab skills. Digital Resilience for Health Systems: TELESUR and Liberty Networks expanded their partnership to improve connectivity resilience for Suriname’s oil & gas sector, supporting broader digital infrastructure needs.