Health
Police warn against mass gatherings over the long holiday weekend
As Belizeans get ready to observe the 223rd anniversary of the Battle of St. George’s Caye and enjoy a long holiday weekend, the Belize Police Department reminds every one of the COVID-19 regulations laid down in Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 74 of 2021, which prohibits social gatherings and similar events.
Health
MOHW Receives Donation of Oxygen Concentrators from Taiwan
On September 8, 2021, the Ministry of Health & Wellness received a donation of 50 oxygen concentrators from the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Health
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine available in San Pedro; Pfizer available for pregnant women
Islanders getting their vaccine against COVID-19 can now request the Johnson & Johnson dose at the vaccination center at the Lions Den on Barrier Reef Drive. Pregnant women are now eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine at the island’s vaccination center as well.
Health
British High Commission, PAHO/WHO, and the Ministry of Health and Wellness hold ceremony to handover and celebrate the Palm View Center in Belmopan, Belize...
As part of the Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project Phase II Project, supported by the United Kingdom Department for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK FCDO), the British High Commission and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) officially handed over the Palm View Center in Belmopan to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) and credited the facility as a ‘Smart Health Care’ Facility.
Government
Travelers entering Belize through land borders must be COVID-19 tested at their own expense
The spike in COVID-19 cases in Belize has forced the government to increase preventative measures to contain the importation of the virus into the country by travelers. All visitors entering the country via the land borders on the northern and western official entry points will be administered a COVID-19 test at their own expense. The Ministry of Health and Wellness advised that no external PCR or rapid tests will be accepted.
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Close to 400 students in San Pedro get the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19
Almost 400 students from secondary and tertiary levels received their first Pfizer vaccine on Saturday, August 28th. Once all students are vaccinated, the government says distance learning could end by October of this year.
Health
European Union (EU) and PAHO/WHO donate a 16-module GeneXpert machine to Belize’s Central Medical Laboratory and MoHW bids farewell to the EU’s Team Leader...
Through the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the European Union Directorate-General for International Partnerships (formerly EU-DEVCO) donated a 16-module GeneXpert machine to the Central Medical Laboratory (CML)/Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) as part of the EU-WHO regional project on Health Systems Strengthening of Universal Health Care (UHC).
Government
Belize receives over 130k doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The doses were made available through a partnership with UNICEF and the African Union’s African Vaccine Acquisition Trust. Present for the arrival was Dr. Melissa Diaz Musa, Deputy Regional Manager, Central Health Region, on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), and Ms. Paulett Wade, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, UNICEF Belize.