Belize Host Stakeholder Consultation to Advance New Initiative to End AIDS by 2030

What will it take to end AIDS by 2030? This is the question that a new regional initiative is trying to answer. The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) initiated a Justice for All (JFA) Programme to achieve goals for ending HIV and AIDS in the region.Specific objectives surround elements which include enhancing family life, increasing access to treatment, reducing gender inequa... Read more...

Specific Procurement Notice : Supply and Delivery of Computer Equipment and Software

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE PROCUREMENT OF GOODSBELIZEIMPROVING CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN TOLEDO DISTRICTGrant No: TF099168Contract Title: Procurement of Computer Equipment and Software Reference No. Activity No. 3.2.1.21.    The Government of Belize has received a grant from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of the Project titled, Improving ... Read more...

Speicific Procurement Notice: Solar Photovoltaic Systems

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE PROCUREMENT OF GOODSBELIZEIMPROVING CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN TOLEDO DISTRICTGrant No: TF099168Contract Title: Procurement of Solar Photovoltaic SystemsReference No. Activity No. 3.2.1.4 1.    The Government of Belize has received a grant from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of the Project titled, Improving Childr... Read more...

Ministry of Health with Supporting Partners conducts Workshop for a National Laboratory Policy

Over the next two days, the Caribbean Med Lab Foundation (CMLF) supported by the Global Fund Project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Belize Bureau of Standards will be conducting a workshop to develop a National Laboratory Policy and Regulatory Framework for Belize at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City. An official ceremony to open the workshop was conducted on the ... Read more...

Belize Officially Hands Over Pro-Tempore Presidency of COMISCA to Guatemala

Following two days of regional discussions at the XLI Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America and the Dominican Republic (COMISCA), Minister of Health Hon. Pablo Marin today officially transferred the Pro-tempore Presidency of COMISCA to the Minister of Health of Guatemala Luis Enrique Monterroso, who will now serve for the next six months. Minster of Health Ho... Read more...

Administrator Positions - Dangriga and Punta Gorda Polyclinic

Job Title:        AdministratorReports to:     Regional Manager/ Deputy Regional ManagerLocation:        Punta Gorda Town or Dangriga Town     Salary:           On a contractual/gratuity basis and will commensurate with qualification and experience.Job summary: The Administrator will be responsible for the planning, directing, coordinating and supervision of the daily... Read more...

MOH JSDF Project Year in Review

Excerpt from Introduction of MOH JSDF Project Year in Review Publication; Hon. Pablo Marin. "As we at the Ministry of Health hereafter referred to as (MOH) closesout the 4th year of the humanitarian initiative funded through theJapanese Social Development Fund (JSDF), we would like to shed somelight on activities that have materialized throughout the 2013-2014project year." Click on words, MOH... Read more...

World AIDS Day 2014

December 1st is World AIDS Day. The National AIDSCommission (NAC), the National HIV Programme of the Ministry of Health and theirpartner agencies invite you to become an interactive part of World AIDS Day 2014activities. This year’s theme is: Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections. Zerodiscrimination. Zero AIDS- related deaths. HIV is now considered to be a concentrated epidemic in Belize. ... Read more...

First Confirmed Case of Chikungunya in Belize

As anticipated and now confirmed through our regional reference laboratory, the Ministry of Health has received confirmation of a positive laboratory result for Chikungunya from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad during the 19th November holiday. This is the first confirmed case of Chikungunya in Belize. This case is from the Las Flores Community in Belmopan where the Minis... Read more...

World Diabetes Day 2014

World Diabetes Day 2014, celebrated onNovember 14, was observed under the theme “Healthy Eating & Diabetes: HealthyEating begins with Breakfast”. This year’s theme highlights the importance of eating healthy to help prevent Type IIDiabetes and its effective management to avoid complications. The initiative promotes thebenefits of starting the day with a healthy breakfast, which can help ind... Read more...