AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHIV/AIDS Communication Push: Suriname doctors are urging local media to stop spreading “serious factual inaccuracies” about the national HIV testing campaign, warning that claims like “HIV is not the cause of AIDS” have been rejected for decades and can harm public health. Youth Drug Scare: In Paramaribo, police say two students are helping investigations after a 17-year-old was hospitalized after eating cookies allegedly laced with marijuana, with suspects remanded in custody. Regional Health Leadership: PAHO has appointed Leah‑Mari Richards as Chief of the Caribbean Subregional Program, bringing long experience in HIV/STI work and health systems strengthening. Mosquito Season Warning: CARPHA kicked off Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week, stressing source reduction ahead of the rainy season as dengue, chikungunya, zika and malaria keep straining health systems. Health & Climate Link: A growing body of research highlights how warming and rainfall shifts may expand rodent-borne virus risks—an issue public health planners can’t ignore.
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