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March 21, 2016

World Tuberculosis Day to be observed on Thursday

By Chrisbert Garcia: A government press release issued earlier today serves to announce that World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is to be observed on March 24th as it is [...]
March 11, 2016

Three vehicles donated to Ministry of Health

By BBN Staff: Three Ford Ranger pickup trucks, valued at around $120,000, were handed over to the Ministry of Health’s maternal and child health program from [...]
March 4, 2016

Kidney Association of Belize plans activities for World Kidney Month

By Aaron Humes: March is World Kidney Month and the Kidney Association of Belize will kick off activities on Saturday with its third Annual Kidney Walk and Raffle [...]
February 10, 2016

Belize and China sign health agreement

By Dalila Ical: Health Minister Pablo Marin and H.E. Benjamin T.H. Ho, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize, on behalf of their respective [...]
January 29, 2016

Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital issues health advisory

By Chrisbert Garcia: The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) has released a flu season advisory, encouraging the general public to practice vigilance by washing hands, having [...]
January 28, 2016

Zika can affect up to four million people; vaccine in development

By Dalila Ical: Health officials continue to monitor Zika in the Americas as the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that about four million people can be [...]
January 2, 2016

Old Capital’s residents are too fat: Ministry of Health

By Aaron Humes: A study done by the Ministry of Health’s Central Region Office has found that six in every ten persons in the Belize District [...]
November 24, 2015

Belize honored at regional health meeting

It serves to inform participants of advances in immunization, development of new vaccines and allows countries to share experiences and practices.