Press releases and Feature stories | St. Maarten Medical Center

The Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and Zorgverzekeringskantoor BES (ZVK) of the Caribbean Netherlands, also known as the BES-islands, have further developed the arrangement of their cooperation in a recently signed agreement.

Heart disease and Stroke are the top causes of death in the world, comprising more than 30% of all deaths. This is far more than cancer for instance. And they will continue to dominate the number of deaths. What we see now in St. Maarten is just the tip of the iceberg. But the good news is that it is manageable and preventable.