This year World No Tobacco Day 2017 will be celebrated on Wednesday 31st May 2017 under the theme, "Tobacco - A threat to development". The National Drug Abuse Control Council - Belize, Ministry of Health will be teaming up with the Belize Cancer Society for the first time to commemorate this important event that will showcase the dangers of smoking tobacco (Causes and Effect), to create awareness... 
May 17, 2017, Belize City. The Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation; Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture; and Ministry of Health in partnership with UNICEF today concluded a two-day Early Childhood Development (ECD) Conference under the theme: “Positive Play, Positive Minds, Brighter Tomorrow”. Approximately 180 stakeholders and partne... 
Nurses in Belize join the world in celebrating Nurses’ Week from May 6th to 12th under the International Council of Nurses theme, Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.Nurses are the cornerstone of healthcare and function in the prevention of illness, promotion of health and the alleviation of suffering throughout our lifetimes. The actions of nurses are therefore... 
Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week” will be observed from May 8th - May 12th 2017 by all member states with the support of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the CARICOM Secretariat and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
With the slogan "Fight the bite, destroy mosquito breeding sites", Mosquito Awareness Week will focus on Zika and the risks associated with the disease, espe... 
The Ministry of Health in partnership with the Regional Council of the Ministers of Health (SICA) and the Dominican Republic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted a graduation ceremony for eighteen health practitioners who have successfully completed two levels of course work in Field Epidemiology.
Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services provided congratulatory rem... 
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with PAHO/WHO Belize will be commemorating World Heath Day this year under the theme, Depression: Let's Talk.
Our highlight activity will be a health forum on the topic of Depression.
For more information contact:
Eleanor Bennett
Nursing Administrator
Mental Health Unit
Ministry of Health
822-2325
Belmopan, Belize
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The Ministry of Health joined the global community on March 24th, 2017 to observe World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. This year’s theme was “Unite to End TB”. The focus was to increase awareness of the TB national response among patients and healthcare providers in order to strengthen active surveillance of TB to improve diagnosis and treatment in Belize. This year, health regions across the coun... 
The Ministry of Health partnered with the Natural Resources at a one-day forum to commemorate World Water Day, which is celebrated annually on March 22nd under the United Nations theme for 2017: “Wastewater”.
Official ceremonies were conducted with presentations on the significance of the day and on the theme for this year by the Minister of Natural Resources, Sen. Hon. Dr. Carla Barnett and ... 
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Belize held a ‘Dialogue on Health Financing’ forum on Monday February 13th at the Radisson Hotel in Belize City in connection with the agenda of activities on the official visit of the PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne to Belize. Welcome address was delivered by Dr. George Goug... 
The Ministry of Health has noticed an increase in the number of gastroenteritis cases in the Stann Creek District since December 2016. In over 50 percent of the cases, patients present symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting, with abdominal cramps and fever. The illness is mostly affecting children in the age range of one to four years, but present as well in children up to the age of 12 years, wit... 
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... World NO Tobacco Day 2017
This year World No Tobacco Day 2017 will be celebrated on Wednesday 31st May 2017 under the theme, "... - Stakeholders Champion Multi-Sectoral Approach to Early Childhood Development at 2nd Biennial Conference
- Nurses' Week to Culminate with visit to National Assembly
- Belize commemorates Caribben Mosquito Awareness Week
- Ministry of Health joins regional offices to celebrate new graduates in Field Epidemiology
