Belize Governments United Tender

As Belize strives to be prepared for the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country the Governments of the United Kingdom and Canada collaborated with the Pan American Health Organization to support the Ministry of Health of Belize to continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the donation of various items valued at USD271135.The donated items consist mainly of Personal Protective Equipment PPEs that will primarily support infection prevention and control for healthcare personnel throughout the country.The government of the United Kingdom contributed USD169035 for the purchase of these PPEs while Canada provided USD80000. PAHO was able to access USD22100 of World Health Organization WHO funding to complement the substantial donation of the following PPEs 41400 Face Shields 63200 Respirators 296000 Medical Masks 3800 Goggles and 11100 Gowns.We are grateful to be collaborating with the United Kingdom and Canada in providing continued support to the Ministry of Health and the country on a whole said PAHOWHO Representative Dr. Noreen Jack. This pandemic has affected all health systems across the globe and we hope this will aid healthcare workers and those in the country to continue to effectively fight this pandemic.The United Kingdom Canada and PAHOWHO commend the Ministry of Health and Belize on doing an excellent job in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of all. PAHOWHO Belize continues to work closely with the Ministry of Health and other agencies to support the fight against COVID-19 and to protect the most vulnerable including frontline workers healthcare workers and the people of Belize.