Last year, approximately one hundred persons died from HIV/AIDS in Belize while approximately two hundred persons contracted the infection. The National AIDS Commission is seeking ways to prevent the disease from spreading further. That is why the Special Envoy for Women and Children, Gilead Science and the National AIDS Commission met with stakeholders to sensitize them to Pre-exposure prophylaxis or …

The PANCAP Champions for Change Programme recognized the need for faith-based organizations to be involved in reducing the stigma and discrimination that is often time associated with HIV/AIDS. Since 2004, they have been working to achieve this in other Caribbean countries and today, they held a consultation with faith leaders here in Belize. Love News spoke with Dereck Springer, the …

The Belize National AIDS Commission was recently recognized for its work. Executive Director Enrique Romero was presented with the 10th Anniversary Regional Testing Day Innovative Outreach Award for the commission’s contribution to the Regional Testing Day on HIV initiative. The award was given in recognition of the innovative approach that the Commission has taken to the promotion of Regional Testing …

The Central American Network of People with HIV, REDCA+, launched its virtual platform so that the populace can register any complaints involving human rights violations. According to REDCA+’s focal point in the country, Diego Luis Grajales, one of the greatest challenges faced by people living with HIV in Belize is the stigma and discrimination. He says it is extremely important …

With the marked decrease in available funding coupled with the closure of several advocating agencies that worked against the increase of cases of HIV/AIDS, there is the urgent need of an alternative plan that will not hamper the national response to the disease.  Falling in line with this need for Belize is an upcoming meeting slated to take place on …

HIV/AIDS remains an issue in Belize and the Ministry of Health will face some challenges in the coming months as several funding agencies from abroad have and are pulling out of Belize.  Love News spoke to Director of Health Services, Dr Marvin Manzanero on the current situation and the statistics of HIV in Belize. Dr Manzanero went on to speak …

Officials from the Ministry of Health had a meeting yesterday in Belize City with their counterparts from Guatemala in which they discussed an upcoming seroprevalence survey to take place with the soldiers of the Belize Defence Force.  It is a survey that will render HIV tests to the soldiers to look at the prevalence of the disease in that particular …

For the last twenty eight years, December 1 has been dubbed World AIDS Day with the objective to remind citizens of the impacts of HIV/AIDS and the importance of preventative measures.  It is a global initiative and in Belize, the Ministry of Health partnered with several agencies to commemorate the day with a mobile testing site in downtown Belize City.  …

After working for decades in Belize, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is removing its physical presence from Belize and closing its offices.  Today, the organization held a halfday session that zoomed in on the last ten years and the outputs of the support they had given in the fight against HIV in Belize.  Dr Daniel Muralles of …

World Aids Day is being recognized around the world, today, December 1.  It is a day set aside with the objective to have people from all walks of life come together and unite in the fight against HIV whilst showing their support for the persons living with HIV and at the same time commemorating the lives of those who have …