It is important to note that the Shriners Hospital in Galveston, Texas is doing the surgeries and continued care for free. However, there are still costs to be paid, such as the cost of the air ambulance that took the children to Texas, monies to the mother and other charges, including a credit card charge […]
Healthy Living requires healthy eating. Healthy eating means access to fresh and nutritious foods. Now we’ve heard the complaint – and in many cases it’s true – healthier can be very costly. That’s why in tonight’s segment, we visit a young man working to start a movement of urban gardens in Belize. The approach though […]
A nineteen-year-old student lost his life on Sunday when he drowned in an area of Belmopan known as Rivera. Gian Bethran, along with several of his friends, went swimming that afternoon. Bethran dove into the river and never resurfaced. Despite all efforts to rescue the teenager, those attempts provide futile. Villagers, as well as Belmopan […]
This afternoon, two minors severely burnt in an act of arson were airlifted to the United States. Four-year old Ian Sambula and eight-year old Empress Hamilton sustained burns to ninety percent of their bodies in a fire deliberately set on a house on Aloe Vera Street in the city. Their mother Melissa Hamilton, who was […]
Yvette Burks of Burn Victim Mercy Fund is asking for assistance to repay a loan she took out to cover the cost of airlifting the burn victims to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children. She told News Five that it’s a process to replenish monies spent in order to help future burn victims. Yvette Burks, […]
Every year, World Mental Health Day is celebrated on October tenth. The theme this year is focused on Psychological First Aid and the support people can provide to those in distress. The day was observed locally in a ceremony at the Battlefield Park. In his address to the gathering, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Health, […]
October tenth is celebrated globally as World Mental Health Day. Belize has come a long way in recognizing the mental health needs of our society. But we continue to fight the stigma and discrimination faced by those with mental illnesses. Tonight on Healthy Living, we introduce you to one facility working to improve the lives […]
Forty-five year old Sheldon Dennison of Hattieville Village is asking for your help. Dennison says he needs an urgent surgery, but he simply can’t afford it. He got injured on his job back in 2006 but his injuries have worsened over the years, so much so that he is now walking with cane because of […]
He was a competitive body builder in Belize in the sixties and now at the age of sixty-seven, exercise and healthy living is still a priority for the athlete. Now, he’s trying to get other elderly persons active and in shape at his gym at the Bernice Yorke Activity Center located in the HelpAge compound […]
The number of cases of ZIKA is on an upward trend and among the affected persons are six pregnant women. The Ministry of Health held the fourth press conference on zika and dengue today following the outbreak of zika last November. Belize, Cayo and Stann Creek districts have the highest numbers of cases, but in […]
While the ministry has focused primarily on pregnant women and other vulnerable groups, Doctor Marvin Manzanero says there is concern that persons exhibiting the zika symptoms are not seeking medical attention. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “People are just not going to health facilities. You have to understand that we are not […]
So far, the Ministry has not detected any case of microcephaly in unborn children among mothers who have tested positive for zika during pregnancy. Nor has there been any finding of other neurological conditions. But what are the reproductive rights of affected women? Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, Maternal & Child Health Adviser, MOH […]
Zika education continues. The Ministry of Health and other agencies have been working to keep the public aware of the preventative measures being recommended. As this emerging illness continues to be studied there is more and more information available to the public on the risks and effects. It is common knowledge that pregnant women should […]
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital celebrated its twenty-first anniversary today. An anniversary church service under the theme, “We Care For You,” saw board members and staff as well as members of the public gathered inside the lobby of the national referral hospital for the celebration. News Five’s Duane Moody was there and files this report. […]
By now, all primary school children have begun to settle into their new classes in the different schools across the country. This is good news for parents as they can now worry a little less about their child’s readjustment. There’s one thing that you may not know about the second or third week of school. […]
The Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization officially launched the Hospital Safety Index and Green Assessment Course today in Belmopan. The idea is to introduce locally what is known elsewhere as a smart hospital, to respond to a technologically driven environment of care and prepare for its evolution in the future. Healthcare […]
Saturday, September tenth, is celebrated as World Suicide Prevention Day. The World Health Organization has been building awareness about this issue since 2003, encouraging persons to reach out to people who are struggling with mental health issues. In Belize, today was the first time that the Ministry of Health has joined in the global actions […]
The global theme for the prevention of suicide is “Connect, Communicate, Care.” Depression is a main factor in instances where people take their own lives. Mayor Darrell Bradley is advocating for support for vulnerable persons in society. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “I think a lot of mental illness and suicide, a lot of […]
The first case of Zika in Belize was confirmed in May of this year. The sample which was sent to the CARPHA lab in Trinidad verified that the mosquito borne illness that had been rapidly spreading in this region was present here – in Belize City. And at this point, there have been more confirmed […]
The Government, in a press release this evening, announced it has reached agreement for the continuation of emergency services by BERT. G.O.B. has committed to grant Belize Emergency Response Team forty-five thousand dollars per month for the next six months while the two sides continue negotiations over the long-term financial sustainability of BERT’s land ambulance […]
In the village of Crooked Tree, Belize District, health authorities had to take matters into their hand when part of the building housing the clinic caved in. The facility was built years ago and had deteriorated considerably. On Wednesday, the verandah came crashing down. A six year old was playing under the verandah, but fortunately […]
Earlier this week, we told you about an increase in the number of persons visiting the health facility on Caye Caulker with symptoms similar to that of zika. So far, there have been thirty confirmed cases of zika in Belize, ten of tested positive from samples from the island. News Five spoke with Regional Health […]
Who will the former employees of Belize Emergency Response Team (BERT) work for, apart from the residents of the Belize District? That is the question tonight after the ambulance emergency service established seventeen years ago seemed to shut its doors on Wednesday claiming that it was unable to further fund its service without additional finance […]
This afternoon, Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, told us the Government has reached an accommodation with the much-needed emergency service to take on the management as well as the personnel. In effect BERT has folded. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “We have reached an agreement; BERT was basically interested in […]
It is no secret. Belize – like many other countries across the world – has a problem with obesity. According to the country’s health statistics, two out of every three adults are either overweight or obese. That is over sixty percent of the population. Why should it matter? Well, obesity – a disease in itself […]
