AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSuriname–PAHO Health Roadmap: Suriname and the Pan American Health Organization signed a new Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2026–2030 to strengthen the health system, with Minister André Misiekaba and PAHO Director Jarbas Barbosa da Silva highlighting measurable implementation. The plan builds on Suriname’s WHO malaria-free certification (June 2025) while tackling ongoing gaps in noncommunicable diseases, HIV and tuberculosis, and mental health and suicide. Regional Lab Preparedness: CARPHA’s CariPHLN workshop in Bridgetown (Sept 8–10) brought together lab directors from across the Caribbean, including Suriname, to improve laboratory networking, surveillance, diagnostics coordination, and public health response. Suicide Prevention Push: On World Suicide Prevention Day, PANCAP urged stronger mental health action across CARICOM, citing high suicide mortality rates in Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago (PAHO 2021) and stressing that prevention must involve families, schools, workplaces, faith groups, and governments. Medical Training Link: Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez urged medical schools to expand doctor training and pointed to cooperation with Suriname, including student pathways to the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), aiming to increase access to care across the Caribbean.
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