Volunteer statistics (ILO)*
Source: ILOSTATS. The data is collected by ILO from national statistical offices. As national statistics on volunteer work are produced using a variety of approaches and tools, direct and cross-country comparisons are not recommended. For more information, visit https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/volunteer-work/
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Laws, Policies, Schemes on Volunteering
Does the country have a piece of legislation on volunteering?
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Does the country have a national policy, scheme, plan or strategy specific to volunteering?
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Does the country have a sectoral and cross-sectoral policy, scheme, plan or strategy that mentions volunteering?
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VNR Reporting
Belize's Voluntary National Review for the Sustainable Development Goals 2017
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Reporting positive contribution of volunteering to the SDGs
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Reporting only 22 local cases of Malaria in 2013, Belize is making remarkable progresstoward national malaria elimination in advance of the 2020 goal set for the region. No deathsdue to malaria have been reported since 2006. Such improvement can be attributed to active surveillance and community based interventions (elimination of breeding sites, increased distribution of bed nets, and improved detection through clinical finding and laboratory testing at health facilities and by community volunteers), intersectoral cooperation, and cross-border collaboration with Guatemala and Mexico. Priority is given to preventive interventions, early detection, care and treatment.Belize is at the pre-elimination stage for malaria.
No mentionBelize Voluntary National Review 2024
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Reporting positive contribution of volunteering to the SDGs
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On June 19, 2023, Belize was declared malaria free by the World Health Organisation (WHO). A commemorative certificate of elimination was issued to Belize by WHO to certify that the nation had successfully eliminated the indigenous transmission of all malaria parasites within its borders. A major factor in the country’s success in eliminating indigenous malaria was the high level of collaboration with dedicated district and central level staff; the work of a strongly committed community healthcare network; the contribution of malaria volunteer collaborators; and the reliability of the community healthcare workers. Collaboration across the intervention team allowed for prompt diagnoses and effective treatment, as well as the establishment of a national malaria control programme to reduce breeding sites and strengthen cross-border collaborations with Mexico and Guatemala to stem transmission. A key action that further contributed to successful intervention was the facilitation of public awareness programmes to support the acceptance of malaria prevention and control activities through community education. Source: Ministry of Health and Wellness, 2024 .
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A major factor in the country’s success in eliminating indigenous malaria was the high level of collaboration with dedicated district and central level staff; the work of a strongly committed community healthcare network; the contribution of malaria volunteer collaborators; and the reliability of the community healthcare workers. Collaboration across the intervention team allowed for prompt diagnoses and effective treatment, as well as the establishment of a national malaria control programme to reduce breeding sites and strengthen cross-border collaborations with Mexico and Guatemala to stem transmission.