During the 2024–2025 biennium, PAHO provided targeted technical cooperation that strengthened Suriname’s health workforce and improved the quality, continuity, and accessibility of care, particularly in maternal, newborn, primary, and emergency services. 

PAHO supported the modernization of Suriname’s health system by advancing integrated information systems for health to expand access, improve service delivery, and strengthen evidence‑informed decision‑making.

With PAHO’s technical support, Suriname strengthened maternal and perinatal health surveillance and decision making through the institutionalization of the Perinatal Information System (SIP). The digitalization of approximately 4500 perinatal records in the country’s two largest maternity hospitals, including the Academic Hospital responsible for 60% of annual deliveries, substantially improved data completeness and timeliness. 

During the 2024–2025 biennium, PAHO supported Suriname in advancing the prevention of suicide and self‑harm through strengthened national leadership, system capacity, and expanded access to mental health and psychosocial support. High‑level commitment from the Ministry of Health provided a strong governance foundation aligned with implementation of the global LIVE LIFE approach. 

Suriname reached a landmark public health achievement by achieving and sustaining malaria elimination certification, becoming the first country in the Amazon region to reach this milestone, with sustained technical cooperation from PAHO.