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.
| Outcome Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 01.a. Number of countries and territories that show a reduction of at least 10% in hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions | Target 2025 | Not achieved |
| 01.b. Number of countries and territories that have implemented strategies to strengthen the response capacity of the first level of care | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 02.e. Number of countries and territories with capacity to implement and monitor national policies or strategies to improve the health and development of young children that are informed by the WHO/UNICEF framework Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| Outcome Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 04.e. Number of countries with >70% of malaria cases diagnosed and treated within 72 hours of the start of symptoms | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| 04.f. Number of countries and territories with capacity to conduct integrated surveillance of arbovirus cases | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 04.j. Number of countries and territories that have incorporated HPV vaccines in their national vaccination program | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| 12.a. Number of countries and territories reporting data on discrimination in health services experienced by men who have sex with men (MSM) in the past 12 months | Baseline 2019 | Partially achieved |
| 12.b. Number of countries and territories where the entire endemic (by vector transmission) territory or territorial unit has a domestic infestation index (by the main triatomine vector species or by the substitute vector, as the case may be) of less than or equal to 1% | Target 2025 | Not achieved |
| 12.c. Number of countries and territories with increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance capacity to guide the public health interventions for decreasing the risk and preventing the spread of multidrug-resistant infections through intersectoral action | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| 17.a. Number of countries and territories that achieve 90% of viral suppression (viral load <1,000 copies/ml) in persons on antiretroviral therapy (ART) | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| 17.b. Number of countries and territories with >80% of malaria cases investigated and classified in areas targeted for elimination or prevention of reestablishment | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 17.c [b]. Interruption of transmission of neglected infectious diseases (NID) in countries, following WHO criteria and guidelines [Chagas Disease] | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 17.c [c]. Interruption of transmission of neglected infectious diseases (NID) in countries, following WHO criteria and guidelines [Dog-mediated human rabies] | Baseline 2019 | Partially achieved |
| 17.c [e]. Interruption of transmission of neglected infectious diseases (NID) in countries, following WHO criteria and guidelines [Lymphatic filariasis] | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| 17.c [g]. Interruption of transmission of neglected infectious diseases (NID) in countries, following WHO criteria and guidelines [Schistosomiasis] | Baseline 2019 | Not achieved |
| 17.d. Number of countries and territories with established capacity and effective processes to eliminate human rabies transmitted by dogs | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| Outcome Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 05.e. Number of countries and territories whose surveillance systems have the capacity to report on key indicators of the Global Monitoring Framework for Noncommunicable Diseases | Baseline 2019 | Partially achieved |
| 05.g. Number of countries and territories that have increased capacity to manage mental health disorders at the first level of care | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 05.h. Number of countries and territories that have increased the rate of persons admitted with mental disorders to general hospitals | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 06.b. Number of countries and territories that provide comprehensive post-rape care services in emergency health services, consistent with WHO guidelines | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 13.d. Number of countries and territories that have eliminated industrially produced trans fatty acids | Target 2025 | Not achieved |
| 15.a. Number of countries and territories with an operational advisory committee or lead agency on road safety that supports the development and/or implementation of a national road safety strategy | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| Outcome Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 18.a. Number of countries and territories with capacity to implement and monitor policies to address social determinants of health | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| 18.g. Number of countries and territories with capacity to address health in chemical safety (including human health exposure to metals and/or pesticides) | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 18.h. Number of countries and territories with capacity to address the health-related effects of climate change | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 19.a. Number of countries and territories that implement the Health in All Policies framework to improve health equity as well as health and well-being | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| 19.b. Number of countries and territories that have integrated health promotion into health services based on the principles of primary health care | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 19.c. Number of countries and territories that are implementing policies or strategies based on regional guidance for healthy schools | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 26.a. Number of countries and territories with institutional responses and accountability mechanisms that are advancing health equity, gender and ethnic equality in health, and human rights | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| Outcome Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 21.b. Number of countries and territories that generate, analyze, and use data and information according to health priorities, disaggregated by geopolitical and demographic strata, as appropriate to the national context | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| Outcome Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 23.a. Number of countries and territories that meet or exceed minimum capacities to manage public health risks associated with emergencies | Baseline 2019 | Achieved |
| 23.b. Number of States Parties meeting and sustaining International Health Regulations (IHR) requirements for core capacities | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 24.a. Number of countries and territories with installed capacity to effectively respond to major epidemics and pandemics | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| Outcome Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 27.a. Proportion of countries and territories where the national health authority reports satisfaction with PAHO/WHO’s leading role on global and regional health issues | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 27.b. Number of countries and territories for which there is alignment between the national health policy, strategy, or plan and the outcomes defined in the PAHO Strategic Plan 2020-2025 | Target 2025 | Achieved |
1. Access to comprehensive and quality health services
2. Health throughout the life course
4. Response capacity for communicable diseases
5. Access to services for NCDs and mental health conditions
6. Response capacity for violence and injuries
12. Risk factors for communicable diseases
13. Risk factors for noncommunicable diseases
15. Intersectoral response to violence and injuries
17. Elimination of communicable diseases
18. Social and environmental determinants
19. Health promotion and intersectoral action
21. Data, information, knowledge, and evidence
23. Health emergencies preparedness and risk reduction
24. Epidemic and pandemic prevention and control
26. CCTs: equity, gender, ethnicity, and human rights
27. Leadership and governance
| Output (OPT) Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 01.1.a. Number of countries and territories with frameworks in place for integrated health service delivery networks (IHSDN) to improve the resolution capacity of the first level of care and integrate priority programs, including NCDs and the elimination agenda | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 01.2.a. Number of countries and territories implementing strategies and/or plans of action to improve quality of care in health service delivery | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 02.2.a. Number of countries and territories that measure percentage of women of reproductive age who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods, disaggregated by age, race/ethnicity, place of residence, and income level | Baseline 2023 | Partially achieved |
| 02.2.c. Number of countries and territories implementing regular maternal and perinatal death reviews and audits | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 08.2.a. Number of countries and territories that have established an institutional development plan to improve regulatory capacity for health products based on the assessment of their national regulatory capacities by the Global Benchmarking Tool | Baseline 2023 | Not achieved |
| 08.4.a. Number of countries and territories implementing a national plan to strengthen access to radiological services and radiation safety | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 10.1.a. Number of countries and territories implementing equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress toward universal health, including specific strategies to progressively increase public expenditure in health in a sustainable manner | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| Output (OPT) Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 04.1.a. Number of countries and territories implementing national norms, standards, and tools aligned with PAHO and WHO guidelines on TB, HIV, STIs, and VH, with emphasis on key and vulnerable populations | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 04.2.a. Number of countries and territories implementing the new arboviral disease guidelines for patient care in the Region of the Americas | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 04.3.a. Number of NID-endemic countries and territories that implement PAHO recommendations on integrated interventions to reduce the burden of NIDs through their health systems | Target 2025 | Not achieved |
| 04.4.a. Number of countries and territories that implement PAHO/WHO recommended policies and inter programmatic approaches related to malaria | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 04.5.a. Number of countries and territories with DPT3 immunization coverage of at least 95% that are implementing strategies to reach unvaccinated and under-vaccinated populations | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 12.2.a. Number of countries and territories with active programs to control antimicrobial resistance through scaling up of infection prevention and control and provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene in health facilities | Baseline 2023 | Partially achieved |
| 12.6.a. Number of NID-endemic countries and territories that use the framework of the WHO WASH-NTD strategy as part of their national or subnational approach to tackle NIDs | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 12.7.a. Number of countries and territories that have in place or under implementation intersectoral mandatory risk-based regulatory mechanisms, food monitoring and foodborne disease surveillance systems, or any other practice to protect public health from foodborne diseases, with a One Health approach | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 12.8.a. Number of countries and territories that have programs to prevent or mitigate zoonotic diseases and snake/arthropod envenoming | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 12.9.a. Number of countries and territories with integrated territorial actions for prevention, control, and/or surveillance of vector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 17.1.a. Number of countries and territories implementing PAHO/WHO-recommended interventions in active foci and areas at risk of reestablishment of malaria | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 17.3.a. Number of countries and territories that administer hepatitis B vaccine to newborns during the first 24 hours | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 17.4.a. Number of countries and territories with official status as foot-and-mouth disease free, with or without vaccination, in accordance with the timeline and expected results established in the PHEFA Action Plan 2021–2025 | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 17.8.a. Number of countries and territories implementing plans of action to strengthen prevention, prophylaxis, surveillance, and control for the validation of the elimination of rabies transmitted by dogs | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| Output (OPT) Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 05.4.a. Number of countries and territories that collect, analyze, and report a core set of mental health indicators within the national health information systems | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 13.1.c. Number of countries and territories implementing policies to reduce salt/sodium consumption in the population | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 13.1.e. Number of countries and territories covered by best-practice policies to eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids in the food supply | Target 2025 | Not achieved |
| 13.1.f. Number of Member States that have implemented the four major demand-reduction measures in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the highest level of achievement | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 15.2.a. Number of countries and territories that have a national multisectoral coalition/task force to prevent and respond to violence that includes the health sector | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| Output (OPT) Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 18.2.d. Number of countries and territories implementing plans, policies, programs, and/or interventions to reduce health risks associated with hazardous chemical exposures, following the WHO Chemicals Road Map, the Minamata Convention, and other chemical-related policies and programs | Target 2025 | Achieved |
| 19.3.a. Number of countries and territories that have established an intersectoral mechanism at national or subnational and local government levels to address the determinants of health, applying the Health in All Policies approach | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 19.4.a. Number of countries and territories implementing a national health promotion policy | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 19.4.b. Number of countries and territories implementing mechanisms that facilitate the participation of community organizations and leaders in public health programs | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 26.2.a. Number of countries and territories implementing policies, plans, and strategies to advance health equity | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 26.3.a. Number of countries and territories implementing policies, plans, and programs to advance gender equality in health | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 26.4.a. Number of countries and territories implementing policies, plans, and programs to advance ethnic equality in health | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| Output (OPT) Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 20.1.a. Number of countries and territories that have developed and implemented a plan to strengthen information systems for health based on PAHO’s IS4H maturity assessment model | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 20.2.a. Number of countries and territories implementing an updated plan of action for strengthening the quality and coverage of vital statistics | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| Output (OPT) Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 23.1.a. Number of States Parties completing annual reporting on the International Health Regulations (2005) | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 23.1.b. Number of countries and territories that have evaluated disaster and emergency preparedness capacities in the health sector | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 23.2.a. Number of States Parties with national action plans developed for strengthening International Health Regulations (2005) core capacities | Target 2025 | Not achieved |
| 23.2.b. Number of countries and territories with full-time staff assigned to health emergencies | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 23.3.a. Number of States Parties that have conducted simulation exercises or after-action review | Target 2025 | Not achieved |
| 23.4.a. Number of countries and territories that include safe hospital criteria in the planning, design, construction, and operation of health services | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 23.5.a. Number of countries and territories that include criteria for disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation in the planning, design, construction, and operation of health services | Target 2025 | Partially achieved |
| 24.2.a. Number of countries and territories with strategies and/or plans in place to detect and respond to high-threat and emerging pathogens, including emerging zoonotic pathogens | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 24.3.b. Number of countries and territories performing regular monitoring/auditing of infection prevention and control practices in referral care facilities | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| 24.3.c. Number of countries and territories with operational integrated surveillance systems and pandemic preparedness plans for respiratory viruses, including influenza and COVID-19 | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |
| Output (OPT) Indicator | Baseline/Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 27.1.a. Number of countries and territories with a current Country Cooperation Strategy | Baseline 2023 | Achieved |