Geographical Locations - Belize

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 340
• CIA - World Factbook : Belize

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  -WHO country profile - Belize
  - OPS - Organización Panamericana de la Salud - Representación Argentina, Buenos Aires
  - Regional Office for the Americas / Pan American Health Organization ( AMRO / PAHO ) in Washington, D.C. ( USA )
  - WHO - Tobacco control: Country Profile - Belize
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Belize
• UNDP - Belize

Government

• Central Emergency Relief Organization

Non-Government

• Belize Audubon Society - a non-profit, non-governmental, membership organization dedicated to the promotion of the sustainable use and preservation of our natural resources in order to maintain a balance between people and the environment
• Medical Mission Exchange - Medical Mission Exchange aims to facilitate referrals of underserved patients to appropriate medical specialists in Central America and the Caribbean. MMEX provides a free, online database of short- and long-term medical missions serving Belize, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras. The information provided includes when and where these groups are working and what medical specialties are represented. Long-term missionaries, health care workers, NGOs, and short-term medical health care providers will be able to determine when and where people with various health problems can be medically evaluated and treated, both at long-term facilities and short-term missions. Patients can be offered a specified date and place to see a specialist. The goal of the MMEX Web site is to enable referrals to be made to short-term mission groups prior to their arrival, thereby better utilizing the physicians and other health care providers who are volunteering their services.
• Protected Areas Conservation Trust - provides funds for supporting conservation and promoting environmentally sound management of Belize's natural and cultural resources to foster sustainable development

Academic Institutions

• St. Matthews University, School of Medicine
• University of Belize, Faculty of Nursing and Allied Health
• Belize Medical College

National Policy and Related Documents

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Health in the Americas 2007: Belize - As a health agency, the Pan American Health Organization’s core discipline is epidemiology, which enables the measurement, definition, and comparison of health problems and conditions and their distribution from the perspectives of population, geography, and time. This publication on Belize addresses the issue of health as a human right, taking into account both the individual and community contexts, and examines various critical determinants of health, including those of a biological, social, cultural, economic, and political nature. That examination reveals the existence of gaps, disparities, and inequities that persist in Belize, especially those related to access to basic services, health, nutrition, housing, and adequate living conditions as well as to the lack of opportunities for human development—all of which contribute to the greater vulnerability to diseases and health risks of some population groups. [Adapted from the preface of Health in the Americas 2007]

Educational Resources

• Belize by Naturalight - a meta-site with an excellent history section
• Association of Caribbean States, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• CDC - Travel Information : Mexico and Central America
• Library of Congress, Country Study: Belize