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The Open House included several informational booths on PAHO's Technical Cooperation Program, the virtual health library and the textbooks and medical instruments program. The public was invited to the open house which ran from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on December 2, 2002 at the PAHO/WHO Office grounds. Presentation on Bioethics Part of the Centennial CelebrationsOn July 4, 2002, the PAHO/WHO Representation in Belize invited the public to an academic presentation:"Health, Bioethics, and Patient's Rights: Promoting access to Quality Health Care", at the Radisson Fort George Hotel, as part of the centennial celebrations. A guest speaker, Dr. Victor Penchaszadeh, delivered the presentation. Dr. Victor Penchaszadeh is a Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein School of Medicine, in New York and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Physicians for Human Rights organization, in Boston. He is also a member of the National Institute for Human Genoma Research, the National Housing Institute (NHI) and the International Human Rights Committee of the American Public Health Association.
Hike Bike and Fun Run April 6, 2002As part of the World Health Day celebrations and in accordance with PAHO/WHO Promotion of healthy lifestyles, a Hike Bike and Fun Run event was scheduled for April 6 2002 for people of all ages. This event and other health promotion activities throughout the year will focus on healthy lifestyles in the context of the Centennial Celebrations. Images From the Centennial Celebrations
Other developments: PAHO Belize launched Centennial on April 5, 2002On April 5 2002, the PAHO Representation in Belize in collaboration with the Ministry of Health officially launched its Centennial Activities at a National Health Media and Public Open Day, which is a public awareness activity. This countrywide event was in observance of World Health Day (April 7 2002), and showcased the outstanding achievements of PAHO/WHO in Belize and the rest of the Americas. Throughout the day various departments in the Ministry, Non-governmental organizations working in the health sector and PAHO, mounted displays demonstrating their role in improving the health of the country. In an official ceremony in Belize City, awards were given to health officials who have contributed significantly to the public health system in the country. The Ministry of Health and the PAHO/WHO Representative in Belize highlighted the ceremony with official speeches. |
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Belize Celebrates 100th Anniversary of PAHO
The Centennial year of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) culminated on Monday 2 December 2002 with an Official Ceremony and an Open House which highlighted the work of PAHO that has been so crucial to the improvement of health throughout the years in Belize and the Americas. It started operating in Belize in the 1950’s.
Some eighteen "Heroes of Health" were honored during the ceremony. Among those were thirteen individuals, including four posthumously, for the outstanding contributions they have made to health in Belize. The other five awards went to institutions that have likewise contributed significantly to health improvement in this country. Other individuals were similarly honored.
