Invitation for Bids - JSDF Project - Pharmaceutical Goods and Medical Supplies

The Ministry of Health is accepting Bids for Pharmacuetical Goods and Medical Supplies for the JSDF Project. Click on words, Invitation for Bids to see a copy of the requirements and to learn more. Read more...

Nursing Scholarship Application Form

  Click on words Nursing Scholarship to gain access to a copy of the Application Form. Read more...

Ministry of Health Receives Donation of Support Vehicles from Government of Dubai

The Ministry of Health today hosted an official presentation of twenty-six (26) health support vehicles donated by the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai. The presentation was done at the compound of the National Engineering and Maintenance Center Compound in Belize City. cnorales@health.gov.bz Read more...

Ministry of Health advises on safety tips to prevent drowning

Every year, the Ministry of Health records cases of drowning, an unintentional injury death that is also preventable.  During the six year period of 2008-2013, a total of 131 deaths by drowning were recorded. Our most recent statistics shows that in 2013, there were 20 deaths due to drowning, with the Belize and Cayo districts seeing the greater number of deaths by district with 8 and 5 respectiv... Read more...

Ministry of Health Attends Drug Treatment Seminar in Nassau, Bahamas

The Ministry of Health will be represented this week atthe Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, Organization of AmericanStates (CICAD/OAS), Standardized Drug Treatment Data Form Project TrainingSeminar from 9th – 10th April 2014 in Nassau, Bahamas. The objective of the training will be to strengthen the capacity of the Research andInformation Unit of National Drug Abuse Control Council... Read more...

Ministry of Health official World Health Day Speech

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to another World Health Day. As always the international community selects a particular focus – not to say that any of the other myriad of challenges facing all of our health systems are less important – indeed the chronic and non communicable diseases remain a critical part of our agenda – but today we bring a spotlight on vector borne disease. ... Read more...

Ministry of Health celebrates World Health Day 2014

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with The Pan American Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is in its final planning stage to commemorate World Health Day. An official ceremony to celebrate the day will be held on Monday April 7th, 2014 at the Lions Club Parking Lot, Belize City starting at 9am followed by a health fair. This year, we join the international community to focus ... Read more...

Ministry of Health Invites the Pharmacy Association to Dialogue on Regulatory Framework in Pharmacy

The Ministry of Health notes with concern a pressrelease issued by the Pharmacists Association dated March 11, 2014. As always, theMinistry of Health is happy to discuss any issues the Association may have, butregrets that the executive of the Association has not made any attempt to contact theMinistry in this regard. Nonetheless, the Ministry is open to discuss such issues atany convenient time a... Read more...

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...