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February 10, 2023

Jamaican Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell takes over as new Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) representative for Belize

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Jamaican Dr Karen Lewis-Bell has taken over from Dr Noreen Jack as the new Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative for [...]
February 8, 2023

United States and Pan American Health Organization donate COVID-19 response equipment

The U.S. government funded the donation to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to procure the supplies, which include 20 ice-lined refrigerators; 4 refrigerated [...]
February 3, 2023

Join the fight against heart disease on International Wear Red Day

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Different organizations, particularly health organizations, in Belize and the world today, Friday, February 3, are wearing red as part of the International Wear [...]
January 31, 2023

Belizean Dr Nyreese Castro is in Nigeria launching Rotary International’s Together for Healthy Families in Nigeria (THFN) three-year project

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Belizean Dr Nyreese Castro is visiting Nigeria launching Rotary International’s Together for Healthy Families in Nigeria (THFN) three-year project.
January 30, 2023

International News: U.S. Food and Drug Administration eases blood donor restrictions on gay, bisexual men

It proposed to relieve “discriminatory” restrictions set during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s while also maintaining an adequate blood supply, according to Peter Marks, director [...]
January 30, 2023

International News: World Health Organization (WHO) maintains highest alert over COVID, but sees hope ahead

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus indicated that he hopes to see an end to the emergency this year, particularly if access to the counter-measures can be improved [...]
January 27, 2023

Rheema Emmanuel wins ‘Belize is Antimicrobial Aware!’ Video/Poster Competition for tertiary-level students

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Rheema Emmanuel won the ‘Belize is Antimicrobial Aware!’ Video/Poster Competition for tertiary-level students conducted by Belize's One Health Committee in partnership with PAHO/WHO [...]
January 27, 2023

Dr Josselin Blanco wins ‘Belize is Antimicrobial Aware!’ Video/Poster Competition for One Health personnel

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Dr Josselin Blanco from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital won the ‘Belize is Antimicrobial Aware!’ Video/Poster Competition promoted by Belize's One Health [...]