Stichting Staatsziekenfonds

Name

Stichting Staatsziekenfonds

Legal name

Stichting Regionale Gezondheidsdienst Suriname

Website

https://rgd.sr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Home Health Care Services (62161), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL), Care Management & Population Health Program Administration (HLAEALAG), Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

Keywords

• Primary healthcare services
• Public health services
• Community health centers
• Maternal child care
• Government healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Paramaribo

HQ country

Suriname

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government-funded Healthcare Services: RGD is a government-funded healthcare institution providing primary healthcare services. The organization accepts patients from all insurance companies (BAZO insured and private patients). Revenue is generated through healthcare service delivery funded by government budgets and insurance reimbursements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stichting Regionale Gezondheidsdienst Suriname (RGD) is the government-mandated primary healthcare institution of Suriname, operating more than 50 health centers and polyclinics along the coastal plain. It delivers a wide range of primary care services including general curative care, pharmacy, medical laboratory, emergency care and ambulance, mother and child care, school health screening, HIV/AIDS education and treatment, diabetes management, sexual and reproductive health, community health outreach, and health education, in line with its slogan "Zorg voor gezondheid dicht bij huis" (Care for health close to home).

Product overview

RGD (Regionale Gezondheidsdienst Suriname) is a healthcare institution providing primary healthcare services through a network of over 50 facilities across the coastal plain of Suriname. The organization operates a multi-disciplinary care model offering core services including: general medical care, pharmacies, medical laboratories, emergency care with ambulance services, mother and child care, school health programs, reproductive health services, HIV/AIDS care, diabetes management, community health, and health education/counseling. RGD also provides extended services with weekend and evening hours, serving patients from all insurance providers across districts from Albina to Nickerie.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Apotheek (Pharmacy) Pharmaceutical services provided across RGD facilities, including the Central Pharmacy Warehouse (CAM) at Uitvlugt and multiple pharmacy locations, staffed by a team of over 100 pharmaceutical professionals serving the coastal plain from Albina to Nickerie.
• Lab (Medical Laboratory) Clinical laboratory testing services that play a crucial role in healthcare diagnostics, offered at RGD health centers including Onverwacht and elsewhere.
• Ambulance Service Emergency medical transportation with ambulances stationed at multiple health centers and polyclinics across Suriname, available 24/7 in districts via call system, with emergency activation through police in case of calamities.
• Spoedeisende Hulp (Emergency Care) Emergency medical care services including emergency posts for acute medical situations, available at RGD health centers and polyclinics such as the one in Canawapibo, Commewijne.
• Moeder en Kindzorg (Mother and Child Care) Prenatal care, childbirth support, and postnatal care services including consultation bureau for infants and toddlers, delivered through RGD polyclinics across the coastal plain.
• School Gezondheidszorg (School Health Care) School health program covering 282 primary schools across the coastal plain, serving approximately 100,000 students aged 6-15, including screening and vaccination services.
• Sexual Reproductive Health Reproductive health services providing information and preventive care access for sexually active individuals, aligned with the National SRH program.
• HIV/AIDS Voorlichting en Behandeling HIV/AIDS counseling, education, and treatment services for prevention and patient care, delivered at RGD facilities.
• Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Diabetes care and management services including prevention of foot complications in primary care settings.
• Voorlichting (Health Education/Counseling) Health education services covering breastfeeding support, contraception and family planning, sexuality counseling for teenagers, and breast examinations, including free condom distribution at most polyclinics.
• Community Health Community-based healthcare services bringing primary healthcare to local communities across the coastal plain.
• Verruimde Dienstverlening (Extended Services) Extended healthcare services with expanded opening hours, including weekend and evening polyclinic services for insured and private patients, with selected centers operating 7 days per week.
• Wachtdienst (On-Call Service) After-hours doctor availability and emergency on-call services for non-emergency medical situations, supporting districts outside regular opening hours.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 50 health facilities operated across Suriname's coastal plain
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EBS (Energie Bedrijven Suriname)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2017RGD and EBS signed a cooperation agreement enabling EBS employees and their families to use RGD health services. EBS employees in Nickerie and Paramaribo can access EBS clinic first, then RGD polyclinics for general practitioner, pharmacy, and laboratory services. Described as a 'win-win situation' where RGD generates income and EBS obtains medical care.
• StaatsolieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2017RGD participated in Staatsolie's HSEC (Health, Safety, Environment and Community) days event in Groningen, Saramacca. RGD team provided health screenings including height, weight, waist measurement, blood pressure, glucose, and BMI measurements to participants.
• ILACOcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 21 August 2017ILACO handles the project supervision and management for the construction of RGD facilities funded by ISDB.
• Rotaryclub Paramaribo ResidenceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2017Rotaryclub Paramaribo Residence donated a specially developed poster for vaccination week to RGD during the international vaccination week launch at RGD health center Latour.
• Vasilda nvcoreOthersConstruction company responsible for building RGD health centers in Nickerie and Para districts as part of the ISDB-funded project.
• Kiesel nvcoreOthersConstruction company responsible for building RGD Central Pharmacy & Warehouse and GC Limesgracht as part of the ISDB-funded project.
• DistrictscommissariatenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood collaboration between various district commissariats and RGD for construction or renovation of RGD facilities in different districts. District Commissioner Remy Pollack was instrumental in initiating the clinic in Canawapibo.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Medical Corps: IMC provides primary healthcare, pharmacy, lab, and community health services in fragile settings worldwide — overlapping with RGD's full-service primary care delivery model though at greater geographic scale and with humanitarian rather than regional-mandate positioning.
• MSF (Doctors Without Borders): MSF operates primary healthcare delivery in low-resource and crisis settings globally with significant infrastructure footprint — comparable in operating model (clinics, pharmacies, labs, ambulances) though broader in geography and crisis-response oriented rather than a single-country regional mandate.
• Academisch Ziekenhuis Paramaribo (AZP): AZP is Suriname's central teaching hospital in Paramaribo — the principal secondary/tertiary care counterpart to RGD's primary care network. Both serve the same Surinamese population under the Ministry of Health, with RGD handling primary care and AZP handling hospital-based care.

Direct peers

• Last Mile Health: Last Mile Health operates community-based primary healthcare networks reaching remote populations in Liberia, Uganda, Ethiopia and other low-resource settings — closely comparable to RGD's mission of bringing primary healthcare 'close to home' across Suriname's geographically dispersed coastal plain.
• Partners in Health: PIH operates primary healthcare delivery networks in resource-constrained settings (Haiti, Rwanda, Liberia, Sierra Leone) with government-aligned facility networks, community health workers, and chronic disease programs — directly comparable to RGD's mandate of providing primary care across Suriname's coastal plain via 50+ facilities.
• BRAC Health: BRAC runs one of the world's largest non-governmental primary healthcare and community health programs, combining facility-based service delivery with population-scale outreach — directly analogous to RGD's blend of 50+ fixed facilities plus school health and chronic disease community programs.

Others

• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): PAHO is the regional WHO office for the Americas and is a natural counterpart/funder for RGD's primary healthcare and SRH/HIV/AIDS programs in Suriname — comparable as a public-sector health actor in the same ecosystem, though not a direct competitor.
• Ministerie van Volksgezondheid Suriname: The Surinamese Ministry of Health is RGD's parent regulatory authority — installs its board, sets policy, and funds operations. Not a peer in the competitive sense but a directly comparable public-sector health administration body in the same Surinamese ecosystem.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): CHAI works with governments in low- and middle-income countries to strengthen primary healthcare systems, supply chains, and chronic disease programs — an adjacent capacity-building actor often partnered with organizations like RGD on HIV, SRH, and NCD initiatives.

Regional players

• Stichting Medische Zending Suriname: Medical Mission Primary Health Care Suriname operates primary healthcare in Suriname's interior, complementing RGD's coastal focus. Both are Surinamese foundations delivering government-aligned primary care, but Medical Mission serves interior/Amazon regions while RGD covers the coastal plain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rgdsuriname
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-staatsziekenfonds

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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