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February 16, 2023

KHMH Authority: “We’ve addressed every single concern that has been brought to us”

Concerning the rash of “anecdote” letters served to union members regarding violations of the dress code on Wednesday, Nisbet-Cansino indicated that while the decision not to [...]
February 16, 2023

Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Workers’ Union warns against alleged “union-busting”

“This was further mandated yesterday and reinforced by our membership because of the agitation. The members will not tolerate the management to intimidate them and sway [...]
February 15, 2023

International Childhood Cancer Day: PAHO launches campaign to raise awareness of childhood cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean

The campaign, ‘Support Kids with Cancer’, was launched on Tuesday and seeks to raise awareness of the most common types of pediatric cancer, including lymphoblastic leukemia, [...]
February 15, 2023

COVID report: Latest wave subsides entering February

According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, no persons are hospitalized with the virus and the number of deaths nationally has stayed at 688 for [...]
February 14, 2023

National Health Insurance symposium plans for post-COVID priorities

A national symposium, the sixth in NHI history, was held on Saturday in Belize City, under the joint organization of NHI, the Belize Medical and Dental [...]
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 [...]