AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoIndigenous Health & Traditional Medicine: Indigenous healers and traditional knowledge experts from Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil have launched the Regional Traditional Knowledge and Healers Network after a four-day exchange at Iwokrama River Lodge, aiming to strengthen ethical practices, share best practices in traditional medicines and healing, and push for recognition and possible integration with national health systems. Suriname Health System Planning: Suriname and PAHO signed the Country Cooperation Strategy 2026–2030, a roadmap to strengthen Suriname’s health system and improve well-being, building on progress like WHO malaria-free certification while flagging ongoing needs in noncommunicable diseases, HIV/TB, and mental health and suicide. Regional Lab Preparedness: CARPHA wrapped up the 11th CariPHLN workshop in Bridgetown, bringing together laboratory directors and public health lab professionals from across the Caribbean (including Suriname) to improve laboratory networking, surveillance, diagnostics coordination, and public health response. Mental Health Focus: On World Suicide Prevention Day, PANCAP urged stronger mental health action across the Americas and Caribbean, citing high suicide mortality rates in Guyana and Suriname and calling for community-wide support to reduce isolation and stigma.
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