AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoChildren’s Care: Su Aid is seeking USD 244,000 (SRD 9 million) to buy equipment for the neonatal and paediatric high-care units and Children’s Clinic at ’s Lands Hospital, as demand grows for newborn and child care. Tropical Disease Training: Saint James School of Medicine says its students are learning to identify tropical illnesses through work in Suriname’s rainforests and frontline clinics; the school has also become the Caribbean’s first to offer an ASTMH diploma. Community and Worker Health: Firefighters say repeated fires at the Ornamibo dump have made some crew members ill, and they warn they need proper protective gear before being sent back. Residents nearby also face health risks. Indigenous Health: Wayana communities in Suriname’s Amazon are contending with illegal gold mining that clears forest and pollutes rivers with mercury. Surgery Appeal: Jaybriël Tawjoeram, who has Hirschsprung’s disease, needs donations to cover SRD 202,806 for surgery scheduled on November 19.
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