There are three more confirmed cases of H-one-N-one. This brings the total to eight confirmed cases of the Influenza ‘A’ virus. The additional infections are from the Belize District. The first confirmed case was announced by the Ministry of Health in July, with three cases in the Corozal District. The persons who had contracted the […]
According to Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, while Tamiflu may decrease signs and symptoms of H-one-N-one, it is not necessarily the best option to fight the illness. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “Also it is very important for people to understand that Tamiflu is not treatment necessarily for H1N1 which […]
In an effort to strengthen its fight against HIV/AIDS in Belize, the National AIDS Commission in collaboration with the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children held a sensitization session at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. Key speakers from Gilead Sciences made presentations to stakeholders about the implementation of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, better […]
The Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization, with sponsorship from the Department of International Development of the United Kingdom, are hosting town hall meetings across the country to obtain feedback from the public about the retrofitting of several health facilities. The retrofitting of the facilities is a part of the PAHO SMART Hospital […]
A three-day language disorder workshop wrapped up today in Belize City. The training which aimed to evaluate the communication disorder among diverse populations targeted thirty-nine special education teaches and rehabilitation officers from across the country. The Pan American Health Organisation sponsored the event and it was organized by the Inspiration Center in collaboration with the […]
This common health problem usually sees an increase in the summertime when the days are hotter. It’s also common in pregnant women and women who use oral contraceptives and affects the young population between the ages of twenty to fifty years. Deep vein thrombosis can sometimes lead to death. We find out more in tonight’s […]
There is a shortage of medical supplies affecting public hospitals and clinics across the country. This was confirmed to News Five by the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Ramon Figueroa. According to Dr. Figueroa, the ministry is in short supply of bandages, syringes and gauzes. As you can imagine, this has […]
We also asked Doctor Ramon Figueroa for an update on the cases of H-one N-one influenza. As we had reported, there have been five confirmed cases. Several other lab samples have been sent to the Central Medical Laboratory for testing but none have returned positive. However, Doctor Figueroa expects the number of positive cases to […]
A father is seeking public assistance for his daughter who is stricken with cancer. The young girl, Sandy Carolina Maza, is hospitalized in Guatemala with brain cancer. She has been fighting the disease for years, but now she is in desperate need of chemotherapy and other medical assistance that her family cannot afford. Angel […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed three cases of H1N1 Influenza in the Corozal District. The confirmation was received this afternoon from the Central Medical Lab in Belize City. A release from the Ministry states that the cases include two men and a pregnant woman. The men had recently traveled to Merida in Mexico while […]
The National AIDS Commission partnered with six young artists to each create an original piece of HIV thematic art at the national testing day in June. The art pieces were officially presented to six sponsors of NAC, including the Atlantic Bank, Belize Family Life Association, Ministry of Health and the B.N.E. Charitable Trust, who will […]
The first national testing day was held in Belize on June twenty-ninth. Free HIV tests were offered in public spaces across the country to encourage people to find out their status. Well, the National AIDS Commission is reporting a successful first national testing day. For the past five years, more men than women have been […]
The Ministry of Health says that it should know by the end of this week whether the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital and La Loma Luz Hospital have accepted the new terms of negotiations for a hemo-dialysis programme. Over one point seven million dollars are used every year to help about thirty patients with renal failure. […]
Once the Ministry of Health finalizes the facilities which will offer the hemo-dialysis services, the next step is to determine who gets on the list. C.E.O. Ramon Figueroa was ask about the selection process considering that there are many persons who are in dire need of dialysis but cannot afford it. He says that they […]
Earlier this week, we reported on a common drug that is being voluntarily recalled because the drug contains a chemical that may expose patients to cancer risk. The drug valsartan is used to control hypertension and to help prevent heart failure, but it’s a contaminant that was included in the manufacturing process that’s poses the […]
We’ve seen the pleas regularly online. We’ve even seen few on this station, families of ill persons begging strangers to donate blood. There is one way to prevent you and your family from being in that scenario and that’s by becoming a voluntary blood donor. Tonight in Healthy Living, we find out more about making […]
A medical mission from the U.S. is in the city providing a host of medical services to residents. The Louisiana and South Carolina Volunteering Mission is operating at the Wesley Upper School where persons have had the opportunity to check up on their health concerns ranging from dental hygiene to reading glasses. Today, their services […]
The Ministry of Health and the Inter-American Development Bank shared some good news today. They say that access to quality health services for the most vulnerable women and children in Belize has improved in the last four years. Today, they presented the results of the Salud Mesoamerica Health Initiative Project from 2012 to 2017 which […]
A common drug used to control hypertension and help prevent heart failure is being voluntarily recalled in more than twenty-two countries because the drug contains a chemical that poses a potential cancer risk. Locally, the Ministry of Health is alerting healthcare professionals and patients of a precautionary recall of several prescription drugs containing the active […]
For the remainder of the week, about thirty-two diabetic patients from several districts will be participating in a camp. The camp is being facilitated by the Belize Diabetes Association with the aim to empower and educate diabetic youths on managing their condition. Today, News Five’s Hipolito Novelo stopped by and found out how day two […]
It’s a supplement that has been growing in popularity. For many women, it carries their hopes for longer and healthier nails and hair and even better skin. It’s a tall order so, in tonight’s Healthy Living, we find out more about the hype behind biotin or hair and nails supplements. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting With […]
Grayson Reneau is a baby boy who was born with a heart murmur and was expected to outgrow the condition. He didn’t and in a subsequent doctor visit, he was diagnosed with a relatively rare condition called Tetralogy of Fallot, which occurs in about five of every ten thousand births. It is a condition that […]
Shaphan Domingo was only twenty years old when he was shot four times. One of the bullets hit his spine and left him paralyzed and eventually he lost both legs. For the past few years, he has been trying to get help to undergo surgeries for a chronic urinary tract infection as well as for […]
Tonight, twenty-one-year-old Grayson Cadle is on his way to Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Georgia in the U.S., to get specialized treatment at the Burn Center. It will be a long road to recovery for Cadle, but as we showed you on Wednesday, his mother is hopeful. And so is Yvette Burks of the Burn Victim […]
Grayson Cadle remains in a critical condition tonight in the hospital. He is the twenty-one-year-old who was burnt to seventy percent of his body when a butane leak inside his neighbour’s apartment sent off an explosion on Monday evening after four. Cadle has since been placed in an induced coma. According to his mother, Marianne […]
