Hand Wash Hand In Toledo

Today, the Ministry of Health and Wellness was a a vaccination full court press in the Toledo District and UNICEF Belize began rolling out its donation of hand-washing stations to 29 primary schools located in rural communities in the Toledo District.

At the start of the COVID pandemic last year, the Ministry of Health and Wellness engaged in discussions with teachers and principals in Toledo, who expressed concerns about the need to access clean water. The Ministry officially received the stations in the presence of principals of some of the schools that will be recipients.

These hand-washing stations will better equip the schools to prepare for the reopening of the next school year.