Health Minister Kevin Bernard May Pursue Master’s in Public Health to Enhance Ministry’s Functionality

Orange Walk East Area Representative Kevin Bernard is with much enthusiasm and says he is looking to earn a Master’s Degree in Public Health.  The second-term Minister of Health and Wellness told the media today that he is back in office with a renewed vision.  Since assuming leadership of MOHW in January 2022, he has described his role as one that requires a thorough understanding and passion for better functionality.  In a conversation with our newsroom, Minister Bernard expressed his dedication to seeing his ministry make significant strides toward universal health coverage, ensuring quality healthcare is accessible to all.

Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health and Wellness: “What is important is that  since I was  given the opportunity to serve in this capacity as a Minister of Health I have been able to learn a lot as well. And I myself,  I say publicly here, are looking at enrolling in a master’s program in public health because I really like the ministry. I think it’s very important. It touches a lot of people and I think that the plans that we have set out in the ministry  and the many achievements that we have been able to make goes a long way. And the strategic plan that you see we launched today is a compilation of those work. And I think that as the minister, I want to see that we could achieve universal health coverage. I want to ensure that we could bring better service delivery to our Belizean people in healthcare. I want to ensure that as we roll out NHI that our Belizean people are benefiting from these services. We want to see more improved facilities across the country and that’s my goal. You know, I want to ensure that whenever I’m placed in a position, I always say let us leave the place better than you found it and that’s my vision. I’ve always put it that way. I go in there with humility. I try my very best to work with every single one of them and so it’s my commitment to continue to serve the great people of this country as a minister of health but also as a representative for my constituency and to ensure that I do it with the best of my ability and so that’s my commitment to the Belizean people.” 

Kevin Bernard broke record in Orange Walk East when he gained 86 percent of the votes on March 12.  He began his career in electoral politics as a town councillor for Orange Walk where he quickly elevated to the municipal mayor before entering national politics.