The Documentation Center

The Center provides technical and scientific information to users in general.

Holdings:

National Health Information.
Monographs and Serials produced by PAHO/WHO and their specialized centers.
General Collection (national and international health publications produced by the public sector and NGOs.)
Audiovisual (Videocassettes and CD Roms )

Users:

International and National Health Consultants, National professionals, Public Health personnel, library technicians and other researchers/students in the health related field.

Services:

Circulation of documents
Requests through telephone, fax, e-mail, and postal mail
Data base searches using LILACS Methodology

Virtual Health Library Databases:

MEDLINE (MEDLars onLINE) International Literature
LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences)
PAHO (Pan American Health Organization HQ Library)
REPDISCA (Sanitary Engineering and Evironmental Sciences)
DESASTRES (Disaster Documentation Center Collection)
ADOLEC (Literature on Adolescence Health)
AdSaude (Health Services Administration)
BBO (Odontology)
BDENF (Nursing)
HomeoIndex (Homeopathy)
SIDORH (Human Resources in Health)
MedCarib (Caribbean Health Sciences Literature)
LEYES (Latin American and Caribbean Basic Health Legislation)
WHOLIS (World Health Organization Library Information System)

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 12 noon
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Address:

PAHO/WHO
#168 Newtown Barracks
Belize City
Belize

Tel: (501) 224-4885, 5536
Fax: (501) 223-0917
e-mail: castanee@blz.paho.org
Web: www.blz.paho.org