Ministry of Health Heads Delegation to Drug Abuse Program in the United States

A delegation of six Belizeans, through the National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDACC), Ministry of Health, returned to Belize over the weekend from the Training and Certification Program (PROCCER) Regional Training of Trainers Workshop with the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, Organization of American States (CICAD/OAS). The objective of the program was to share new methods that can... Read more...

Ministry of Health to Benefit from Training in Quality and Performance Delivery

The Ministry of Health stands to benefit from a training facilitated through a partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Central America Capacity Project and IntraHealth, Guatemala in Optimizing Performance and Quality (OPQ) and Learning for Performance (LFP) methodologies. The training will be held on February 25th- 27th, 2014 at the Best Western Biltmore Plaza... Read more...

Memorandum of Understanding Signed to Benefit Community Health Workers

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed onWednesday, February 19, 2014 between the Punta Gorda Hospital/Health Educationand Community Participation Bureau (HECOPAB) and Medic Force to improvehealth promotion and health education at the community level in the Toledo District. A total of 20 community health workers will receive training in three differentworking areas. One group will be involved i... Read more...

Primary Schools in Rural Toledo District to Benefit from Infrastructural Improvements through the Ministry of Health – Belize: JSDF Grant Project

Infrastructural improvements will commence shortly on a number of primary schools and health posts sanitary facilities in the ruralcommunities of the Toledo District through the Belize Japan Social DevelopmentFund (JSDF) Grant Project. Under the Belize JSDF Grant Project, an initialassessment of 73 sanitary facilities has concluded and works to improve identifiedpriority facilities will be carried... Read more...

Vacancy - Application Developer

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the post of Application Developer.Duties and Responsibilities:•    Test and troubleshoot programs utilizing the appropriate hardware, database, and programming technology. •    Maintain and modify programs; make approved changes by amending flow charts, develop detailed programming logic and coding changes.•     Test ... Read more...

PAHO/WHO and European Union are supporting Belize in maternal-child health and malaria and dengue control

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization(PAHO/WHO), the European Union (EU) and the Ministry of Health are working together to strengthen prevention and control of vector diseases in Belize and to improve the quality of and access to health services for mothers and children.  Under special cooperation agreements signed in 2013, PAHO/WHO, the EU and the Ministry of Health hav... Read more...

Mesoamerican Health Project Donates Medical Equipment to Improve Maternal and Child Health Care Services in the Northern and Western Health Regions

The Ministry of Health Mesoamerican Health 2015 Belize Project handed over medical equipment - valued at approximately BZ $311,000 - to the Northern and Western Health Regions yesterday during a ceremony held at the grounds of Western Health Regional in Belmopan. The short ceremony included welcome remarks from Mrs. Martha Woodye, Quality Improvement Project Manager for the Mesoamerican Health 20... Read more...