Belmopan Bursts with Energy at Youth Wellness Fest

It was all smiles and high energy in Belmopan today, as youth, health professionals, and community leaders came together for a day that was all about wellness and empowerment. UNICEF, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, hosted a vibrant Health Fun Day under the theme “Fuel Your Future.” The event blended sports, education, and mental health awareness into one powerful message: building a healthier, stronger Belize starts with taking care of our young people, mind and body.

 

Dr. Olusola Oladeji, UNICEF Health and Nutrition Specialist

“Studies have shown that children who become stunted in feature have problem with cognitive function, some of them cannot perform compared too the children who grew very well, so that’s why each issue has to be taken care as early as possible that’s why UNICEF we are promoting exclusively breastfeeding, that the child is properly breastfed for the first six months of life and then its effect to compliment feeding practices from six months until two years while the child continues to breastfeed but breastfeeding may not be sufficient again after six months got to be complemented but more importantly that every child must be properly fed as much as possible. And also among the adolescent also important we are promoting that heal properly like you know in Belize ice art 5% among the adolescent the risk of obesity issue of hypertension, diabetes, cancer so to live a healthy life nutrition is so critical and that’s why UNICEF works with Government of Belize to address some of these issues look I have even the productive and healthy features in Belize.”