Ministry of Health & Wellness

18/12/2025

11/12/2025

Belize is being represented through the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Brussels this week at the High-Level Seminar of EU and CELAC National Drug Agencies on Common Challenges in the Drug Sector by Mr. Esner Vellos, Director, Drug Abuse Control Council-MOHW. During his intervention presentation, Mr. Vellos underscored that "...the Caribbean is at a critical juncture marked by climate vulnerability and evolving drug markets among other pressures." Drawing on the UNICEF Situation Analysis on Substance Misuse among Youths in Belize and strengthened through COPOLAD cooperation, he also emphasized that Belize continues to advance youth-focused prevention, early intervention, stigma-reduction strategies, and community-driven specific approaches that improves our local situation and responses. In closing, he reaffirmed our commitment along with the Caribbean to protect children and adolescents reflecting the realities and priorities of the sub-region.

Belize is also being represented by H.E. Dr. Gianni Avila - Ambassador of Belize to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union and Mr. Zachary Garbutt, First Secretary Embassy of Belize to the Kingdom of Belgium.

11/12/2025

The Mental Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness annual workshop for persons with lived experience.

11/12/2025

Season's Eatings, A Healthy Holiday Cooking session designed specifically for older persons.

09/12/2025

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬

09/12/2025

𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐏𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

08/12/2025

08/12/2025

𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓
𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓
𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭

05/12/2025

Today the Ministry of Health and Wellness officially welcomed new pharmacists to the profession in a proud moment of recognition during our Chemist and Druggist Certification Ceremony held this morning.

We congratulate our top achiever, Bryon D. Lanza and all the sixteen new pharmacists for 2025. We continue to encourage them to serve with compassion and care on this new rewarding career.

05/12/2025

A few Images from our National Alcohol forum held yesterday.

We extend appreciation to all our panel participants and everyone who engaged with us from the audience and through our live stream broadcast. The Ministry of Health and Wellness remains committed to work with all our partners to advance alcohol reduction efforts.

National Drug Abuse Control Council-MOHW