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Mental Health Services available for San Pedro Town Residents
Courtenay is available for appointments in San Pedro Town on Fridays. If you are interested in professional mental health counseling, she can be contacted via cell phone at 670-6080 or email at christa.courtenay@gmail.com. As to privacy, Courtenay says, “I do everything I can to protect my client’s confidentiality, which is why I don’t publish the location of my office on the island.
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First-ever Diving Accident Management Conference held in San Pedro Town
Ambergris Caye was the setting for the first ever diving accident management conference with the aim to better-prepare tour operators and medical personnel in evaluating diving illnesses and teaching the proper procedures to handle a diving emergency.
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Mayors from across Belize sign agreement to Promote Wellness Spaces and Healthy Lifestyles
Mayors from all municipalities across the country signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Ministry of Health (MOH) for the promotion of Wellness Spaces and Healthy Lifestyles on Wednesday, October 3rd at the steps of the Independence Plaza in Belmopan City.
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The government of Belize to expand Hemodialysis Program
On Wednesday, October 3rd the Prime Minister of Belize Right Honorable Dean Barrow, with the approval and support of the Cabinet announced that the Hemodialysis program is being expanded to cover more than twice the number of patients at end-stage renal failure.
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2018 Mosquito Awareness Week Jingle Competition
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Belize Red Cross are officially launching a jingle competition for the 2018 Mosquito Awareness Week, which is scheduled to take place from Monday, October 22nd to Friday, October 26th, under the theme: “Fight the Bite. Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites.”
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Suspected Ciguatera Poisoning Detected in Fish Consumers
The Ministry of Health would like to alert the public that suspected fish poisoning (Ciguatera poisoning) was detected in ten persons that had eaten Barracuda Fish bought from a fish vendor at the Vernon Street Fish Market in Belize City.
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CPR and First Aid training to be hosted in San Pedro Town
September is known as the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) month in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal. During this month, several activities are hosted in different parts of the world to raise awareness of the importance of CPR and being knowledgeable of basic first aid.
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Is Sargassum hazardous to our health?
Not only is it affecting the tourism industry and destroying marine life, but the seaweed can cause respiratory problems due to the high levels of toxic gases it omits when decaying.