AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRegional Health & Food Security: Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez signed new cooperation agreements with Suriname covering energy, agri-food, air and maritime connectivity, education, health, and fishing—highlighting harmonized animal and phytosanitary rules and support for regenerative agriculture. Mental Health & Suicide Prevention: PANCAP urged stronger suicide prevention across CARICOM, pointing to high suicide mortality rates in Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago and stressing action beyond the health sector, including tackling isolation, stigma, and discrimination. Amazon Health Cooperation: Guyana took over the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Special Commission on Health in the Amazon (CESAM), with plans to operationalize subcommissions on Digital Health, Priority/Emerging Diseases, and Intercultural Health and Traditional Medicine, and to build on Suriname’s malaria elimination experience. Disease Monitoring & Preparedness: Trinidad and Tobago’s Agriculture Ministry is rolling out a FAO-backed smartphone reporting system (EMA-i+) to detect and report animal disease events faster, feeding into EMPRES-i+ for monitoring and response. Infectious Disease Watch: US travel-associated chikungunya cases reached 89 with no local spread reported, reinforcing the need for travelers and returning patients to share travel history with clinicians.
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