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Welcome to the Ministry of Health, Belize, C.A. |
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Nov 19, 2005 at 07:52 AM |
| | Responsibilities of the Minister | | 
| - Chemists and Druggists
- Disease Prevention and Control
- Medical Services and Institutions
- Medical and Dental Practitioners
- National Aids Commission
- National Drug Abuse Control Council
- National Health Insurance
- Primary Health Care
- Public Health
- Quarantine
| Hon. Pablo Marin | | Minister of Health | |
As Belize strives to develop a strong engine of sustainable economic growth, it is the role of the Ministry of Health to ensure a better quality of life for all Belizeans. The Ministry’s role is to maintain an environment that is conducive to good health and wellness within a framework that ensures equity, quality and accessibility. Our community-based programs must function pro-actively to promote prevention. Our medical services must operate within national established standards, norms and protocols to improve the services provided to customers.
The Ministry of Health is presently undergoing a reform aimed at improving its effectiveness and efficiency. The Ministry is focusing its energies on three major areas: Health Reform, Quality Improvement and Caring for its Care Providers.
The Ministry of Health’s Vision Statement:
“We envision a national health care system which is based upon: equityaffordabilityaccessibility qualitysustainabilityin effective partnership with all levels (sectors) of government and the rest of society in order to develop and maintain an environment conducive to health.”
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Nov 19, 2005 at 07:34 AM |
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Most Ministries of Health do not truly preside over health systems as such - they preside over systems that provide treatment for the illnesses that they have been unable to prevent. Most of the things that people get sick and die from every day are preventable and the people who most frequently suffer from these preventable ailments are the poor and the vulnerable. While retaining our focus on the delivery of quality health care services to the individual, we must also fight to promote 'wellness' in our general population. This is a challenge which no organisation can accomplish alone. We must build partnerships between government and non government agencies, the private sector and local communities. Working together we can identify innovative and effective solutions to better serve our people. On behalf of all the dedicated Belizeans who strive to provide quality health care services around the clock to all our people, welcome to the official web site of the Ministry of Health. Your thoughts, ideas and comments are also welcome as we continuously strive to improve the service that we offer. Dr. Peter Allen DDS MPH |
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Pan American Health Organization |
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Apr 24, 2008 at 04:58 PM |
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PAHO is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system. VISION
The Pan American Sanitary Bureau will be the major catalyst for ensuring that all the peoples of the Americas enjoy optimal health and contribute to the well being of their families and communities. MISSION
To lead strategic collaborative efforts among Member States and other partners to promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen, the lives of the peoples of the Americas. Link to PAHO Belize |
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