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Concern over state of Suriname’s health sector
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons says the healthcare sector in Suriname has “deteriorated significantly” in recent years, outlining new initiatives to help reverse the situation. “Without a healthy population, a...
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PAHO’s 62nd Directing Council concludes with new strategic plan to advance health in the Americas
Washington, D.C., October 2, 2025 (PAHO) — The 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) concluded today, setting a bold agenda to address pressing health challenges across the Americas through the approval of the PAHO...
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PAHO presents Best Buys to accelerate the elimination of more than 30 communicable diseases in the Americas
Washington D.C., 1 October 2025 (PAHO) – During a briefing session at the 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), officials presented a new technical tool to help countries in the Region of the Americas accelerate...
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PAHO highlights progress in health security, disease elimination, and primary health care – director says in report
Oct 01, 2025 News (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, presented his Annual Report on Monday at the opening of the 62nd Directing Council, highlighting major progress in health security, disease...
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OP-ED: Big Tobacco Calls It Harm Reduction, Caribbean Youth Calls It Profiting From Addiction
Why is the Caribbean suddenly the focus of lobbying by groups like the World Vapers’ Alliance, Smoke Free Sweden and We Are Innovation? The answer is clear: our region is being targeted as an entry point for industry-driven narratives designed to...
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St. Maarten, Suriname move toward stronger ties at UNGA
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Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina (right) and Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, President of the Republic of Suriname. NEW YORK--Prime Minister (PM) Dr. Luc Mercelina, recently initiated and led a bilateral meeting with Jennifer Geerlings-Simons,...
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PAHO Director’s Annual Report highlights progress in health security, disease elimination, and primary health care
Washington, D.C., 29 September 2025 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, presented his Annual Report today at the opening of the 62nd Directing Council, highlighting major progress in health...
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Searching for gold in the mud. Can oil save Suriname?
Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman and Juan Décima. This is the third and final piece in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and...
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“The Amazon Stops 30 Deadly Diseases”: Indigenous Forests Shield Millions While Brazil Burns Everything For Cattle Farms Forever
IN A NUTSHELL 🌳 Researchers reveal the Amazon rainforest shields 33 million people from nearly thirty diseases. 🔥 Forest fires exacerbate health risks by increasing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in the region. 🌱 Ensuring indigenous land...
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UN Member States Convene To Discuss Urgent Need for Equity in NCD and Mental Health Responses
Armed Conflicts, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Environment, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Annalena Baerbock (centre), President of the eightieth session of the United Nations...
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Kevin Marino Cabrera spotlights U.S.-Panama partnership during medical mission
U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera traveled to Chiriquí province to cap off a U.S.-Panama joint medical mission and launch a series of visits highlighting American investment and cooperation in the region. Cabrera attended the closing...
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Conflicts should primarily be resolved through dialogue– Suriname’s President tells UN 80th UNGA General Assembly Debate
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – In her inaugural address to the General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the newly elected President of Suriname, Her Excellency...
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PAHO Director meets Suriname's first female President to discuss priority health issues
New York, September 24, 2025 (PAHO) – In the margins of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), met with the newly elected President of...
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Ayurveda’s relevance in contemporary medicine
Features Newsday 5 Hrs Ago Ayurveda, an ancient system of medicine dating back to India’s Vedic period, literally translates to “science of life” – with "Ayur" meaning life and "Veda" meaning knowledge or science - BAVINA SOOKDEO For centuries,...
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AMISTAD 2025 Brings Medical Support to Panama
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dejon Watson and Airman First Class Tyler Junker, biomedical equipment technicians (BMET), work with Natividad Bernal, a Panamanian biomedical technician, to repair dental equipment at Hospital Cecilio Castillero, as...
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Protecting Indigenous Amazon lands may also protect public health, study says
Healthy forests in protected Indigenous territories could help reduce the risk of certain illnesses for humans, a new study shows. Different factors influence how effective Indigenous territories are at protecting health, including whether a...
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Mexico, Paraguay back Guyana’s candidacy for IICA top post
MEXICO and Paraguay, two countries with governments of different political leanings but with significant agricultural development policies in common, officially announced their decision to support Guyana’s candidacy for the position of...
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Bahamas-based cloud provider teams with Suriname partner
A Bahamas-headquartered provider of sovereign cloud and IT serves says it has expanded its Caribbean reach through an agreement with Suriname's national data centre. Cloud Carib, in a statement, said its memorandum of understanding (MoU) Datasur,...
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4 Strong Buy S&P 500 High-Yield Dividend Stocks With Low PEs Are Bargains
The S&P 500 Index, weighted by market capitalization, currently has a high price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 25, which is way above its historical average. This is primarily due to the dominance of mega-cap tech companies, which account for nearly...
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Health teams receive DHIS2 training in St. Lucia
Castries, St. Lucia, 1 September 2025 (PAHO) – Health officials from across the Caribbean have acquired additional health information management skills following a PAHO mission in St. Lucia. For health officials across the Caribbean, the journey...
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