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MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL MEDICAL CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE NMCPHC IMMEDIATE POST HURRICANE DEAN HEALTH SECTOR SITUATION REPORT AUGUST 21, 2007 Immediate Post Hurricane Dean - Health Sector Situation Report August 21, 2007 I. General Situation As a precautionary measure, the Government of Belize, through the National Emergency Management Organization NEMO , declared Phase I Hurricane Watch at 2:00 pm on Friday August 17th, 2007. However, people living in highly vulnerable areas Cayes and Coastal areas had already initiated voluntary evacuation. As the Hurricane made a slight