The Department of Environment will be holding a public meeting on Friday to disclose information regarding the health of the New River. The public is expected to be informed of the state of the river, corrective actions that have been taken, and future actions that will be put in place to protect the New River. According to D.O.E. […]
The number of cases of persons infected with dengue fever continues to rise in the northern districts. According to Director of Health Services, Dr. Marvin Manzanero the spike in new cases is most prevalent on Orange and Corozal, while Belize and Toledo districts exhibit the least number of cases. As of Saturday, the Ministry of […]
While the numbers in Belize and Toledo districts are fairly low, they may be the result of an under-reporting of cases. Despite the number of hospitalizations across the country, the death toll has been very minimal. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “We don’t seem to have high numbers in the Toledo District […]
Members of staff at the Dangriga Polyclinic are up in arms over what they describe as an injustice being perpetrated on them. Some eight employees staged a sickout today for the second time this week. The first was on Tuesday when they learned that their annual bonus was reduced by ten percent, from sixty percent […]
Healthy eating can be difficult, with all the fad diets and vilifying of foods or even food groups. It’s hard to know if you’re getting it right. Any nutritionist will tell you that when eating healthy it’s not just what you eat but how much you eat. Understanding the right portions of food can be […]
There are two maternal deaths in Belize suspected to be the result of dengue fever. That’s the information coming out of the Ministry of Health tonight, several weeks after an outbreak was detected in the country. The two cases were recorded in Carmelita, Orange Walk and in the southern municipality of Dangriga, which are areas […]
Across the Central American region, there have been many deaths since the outbreak was detected and thousands more infected. As the numbers in Belize continue to climb, Doctor Largaespada Beer says that the public needs to do more. Among the many best practices to avoid complications is eliminating mosquito breeding sites by cleaning your yards […]
Breast is best. It’s a slogan we have heard for years and the Ministry of Health wants Belize to take it seriously. According to PAHO, breastfeeding is vital to a child’s lifelong health and it also reduces costs for health care systems. Infants are at greater risk of death due to diarrhea and other infections […]
Even though there has hardly been as much rain as we’d see in the annual rainy season; there is currently an outbreak of dengue in Belize. For anyone who has contracted the mosquito-borne illness, they’d know that dengue, or break bone fever as it is commonly called, can be painful. While dengue is a common […]
In April, the People United Party fired off a release stating that the country should be appalled and outraged over the malfunctioning morgue at the Southern Regional Hospital. On Friday, August second, residents down south were notified that the morgue was once again down. It’s a grave concern for Dangriga residents and those residing in […]
An initiative to promote breastfeeding took place today as part of activities to celebrate Breastfeeding Week. The Cleopatra White Polyclinic in Belize City was designated as a mother/baby friendly facility. It is known that the approach of feeding the baby with the mother’s milk has many benefits for both the mother and the infant as […]
It’s Breastfeeding Week in Belize and the proponents of breastfeeding are championing family support to help moms. The focus is on supporting both parents, with the inclusion of fathers to help moms reach their breastfeeding goals. But what does that support look like? It involves creating an enabling environment where mothers can breastfeed. News Five’s […]
For the past two weeks, we have been reporting on the dengue outbreak in Belize and tonight the situation continues to spiral as the number of confirmed clinical cases has increased by ten percent when compared to a week ago on Monday. There are now seven hundred and eighty-nine known cases based on the data […]
While we were with the Director of Health Services, we asked him for an update on the status of the morgue at the Southern Regional Hospital. On Friday, residents from Dangriga and neighbouring communities were informed that the morgue at the regional health facility was not functioning again and that it would be out of […]
World breastfeeding week starts today and continues to August eighth. This year’s theme is “Empowering Parents; Enabling Breastfeeding.” While breastfeeding is often seen as the sole responsibility of the mother, research suggests that successfully breastfeeding a child is linked to the mother’s support system. In tonight’s Healthy Living, we find out more about the impact […]
Health authorities continue to monitor the cases of dengue as the number of persons affected continues to spike across the country. Today, the Director of Health Services confirmed to the media that in one week, there are approximately one hundred additional cases, bringing the data to seven hundred and nine persons who have tested positive […]
There are four stereotypes of dengue in Belize; strains two and three are the more predominant ones being detected. The goal is to prevent a severe case of the disease, which occurs when a person previously affected by dengue is re-infected. The Ministry of Health is also monitoring the region, where there have been a […]
The Ministry of Health is battling a dengue outbreak which is prevalent up north, with the Orange Walk District reporting the highest number of confirmed cases. Dengue is caused by the Aedes Egypti mosquito that breathes in open containers that hold water. The ministry is asking residents to do their part in recognizing the symptoms […]
An outbreak of dengue fever has been reported, seven months into 2019, and the number of cases so far is already more than twice the figures for the entire 2018. The highest number of persons affected is up north. In the Orange and Corozal Districts, there are over three hundred and fifty laboratory confirmed cases […]
Legal action is being taken against the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority for malpractice and negligence. Belize City resident Floyd Reneau says that the doctors at the K.H.M.H. failed to warn him and his common-law, fifty-four-year-old Irma Jean Marie Samuels that she had a precancerous condition. According to Reneau, Samuels was hospitalized in November 2017 […]
According to Reneau, a biopsy was done, but he was told that the results returned negative for any signs of a disease. Her condition, however, worsened to the point that she was physically affected. He says that he did not receive a copy of the biopsy results until fifteen months later. A worried and frustrated […]
That wrong, Reneau says, was done by health officials at the K.H.M.H. After his attorney sent a letter to the authority, Reneau met with Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero, who just recently became familiarized with the matter. Floyd Reneau, Alleges Malpractice “I explained to them that my wife wanted to settle this […]
A manual combining research, field experience and good practices for providing health services to victims of human trafficking has been introduced by the Ministry of Health and the International Organization for Migration. The Caring for Trafficked Persons handbook combines collective experience from an array of experts from various international organizations, universities and civil society in […]
The family of Nestor Vasquez Junior, who was beaten to death while in detention at the Queen Street Police Station back in June, met with the Mental Health Association this morning, before criticizing the Belize Police Department. At a press conference held immediately after the meeting, the Vasquez family said that the department has been […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, at a press brief following the death of Nestor Vasquez Junior accepted that the police department will be held liable for the tragic incident inside the holding cell. The Vasquez family has since retained the services of attorney Leslie Mendez and a preliminary figure has been proposed as compensation for […]
