There is a first confirmed case of Zika in Belize and it involves a woman in the north side of City. The Ministry of Health is carrying out surveillance in all neighborhoods of the City to avoid additional cases. Tonight, the message is to protect yourself from being bitten by any mosquito, especially the aedes […]
The first case of Zika has been confirmed in Belize and health officials are tonight trying to locate its origin. The results of samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, were returned last week and one of the specimens has tested positive. The samples were sent to the laboratory in Trinidad following a […]
The Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the K.H.M.H. has been with gifted with cutting edge equipment courtesy of the Government of Japan. The hospital’s C.E.O., Doctor Adrian Coye says that babies needing specialized medical treatment will be benefitting significantly and that the modern equipment elevates the Unit to regional standards. News Five’s Andrea […]
Earlier this year the K.H.M.H. introduced an increase in clinic fees from fifteen to twenty five dollars. And while some speculated that there would be a reduced number of patients at clinics because the increase is steep, today, the C.E.O. of K.H.M.H., Dr. Adrian Coye, told the media that there was nominal decrease at few […]
May is celebrated as cancer awareness month. Every year there are increased efforts to educate Belizeans on preventing and screening for common cancers. Cervical and breast cancer are still of concern for our women and for men, prostate cancer. There are many activities and education campaigns geared towards women but this year, there is one […]
Twelve-year old Cleyon Marage continues to struggle to stay alive. So far he has undergone several surgeries in Merida to fight cancer and it appeared that his health condition was improving. But in late March, he had a relapse and was back at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. With assistance from the Cancer Society, Yvette […]
Now, the bone marrow transplant to save Cleyon’s life costs one hundred thousand dollars – money that the family does not have. So next week Saturday, May fourteenth, the Matura family will be having an event to help raise the much needed funds for his life-saving surgery. Lavern Matura, Aunt of Cleyon Marage “The […]
The Belize Waste Control is at odds with the management of the Fort Street Tourism Village over the cost of collecting garbage from the facility. BWC recently pulled the plug on FSTV after several attempts were reportedly made by the company for compensation based on the volume of refuse gathered from vendors inside the village. […]
Domestic violence is a very complex issue. It is one that numerous agencies and departments work tirelessly to address. It is a public health issue – like all other forms of violence – that we see, especially recently, contributing to our homicide rate. There’s no sadder story than when an abused person doesn’t make it […]
Vaccination week in the Americas and across the region; the focus is on countries to expand their coverage of immunization for infants and children. In Belize we have boasted for some time now that we are one of the top ten countries with outstanding immunization coverage in the past few years. Now Belize, along with […]
The Ministry of Health confirms today that it has received the results of a first test of zika sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency. The sample sent to CARPHA came back negative for zika, but positive for dengue. The person in question is from the south and, at least for now; there is a […]
Even though, there is some comfort with the negative result of zika, the Ministry of health is proceeding with its protocols on how to prevent the vector borne disease. Doctor Manzanero says that the ministry will be present at this weekend’s agric show where thousands are expected to converge. On the Phone: Dr. Marvin […]
While Ministry of Health officials await test results on suspected cases of Zika that have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency in Trinidad; the education and prevention strategies continue. Zika, a mild vector borne illness, and its link to other more serious complications has been reported on continuously since last year. It was […]
Zika is not yet officially confirmed in Belize and that is because the country remains on a waiting list at Caribbean Public Health Agency as it relates to the testing of samples for zika. More than seven samples have now been sent to the Trinidad-based laboratory, but there is a delay because CARPHA deals with […]
On the ground, work by the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry has been ongoing since November of last year. But with the CDC’s travel notice, the ministry sprung into action revisiting mosquito-breeding grounds across the country as part of the campaign. According to Ministry of Health officials, the fight is against the aedes aegypti […]
There are precautionary measures that are recommended for pregnant women or those who plan pregnancy since it is now confirmed that zika is linked to microcephaly and also the Guillain Barre Syndrome. Brain tissues damages, bone calcifications, the reduction in the size of the head are among those defects that can be detected before the […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has departed the country on official duties. He is heading to New York for the Signing of the Paris Agreement which takes place at the United Nations on Friday. The agreement is largely seen as historic because it was approved by one hundred and ninety-five countries who agreed to take collaborative […]
The Center for Disease Control in the U.S. has confirmed that there is zika in Belize. The Ministry of Health, however, has not confirmed that report because it says it is still awaiting the results of samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency. The CDC has gone ahead to issue a travel alert on […]
Can you imagine a scenario where in Belize City, in 2016, raw sewage is being pumped into the Haulover Creek? Incredible, right? But it’s true. News Five visited a site on North Front Street where we saw a pipe spilling human waste, right into the river just across from the Port Authority, next to a […]
The Ministry of health says it will be providing information on the results of ZIKA tests next week. The samples were taken from two persons in the Stann Creek and Toledo districts and sent to CARPHA. While there is possibility that the two persons are bearers of the virus, for now it has not been […]
The Ministry of Health is working overtime in southern Belize where samples are being collected by personnel to be sent for testing at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) laboratory in Trinidad. The data gathering activity is being conducted to determine the presence of ZIKA in Belize. Despite the notice sent by the Centers for […]
An interesting and totally rewarding program is taking place in our neighborhood. The House of Shotokan has teamed up with Nazarene High School to develop a physical education program as part of the school’s curriculum. Now, the House of Shotokan is known for martial arts, but is now offering ballet classes to the neighbourhood students. […]
The Ministry of Health issued a release late this evening on zika which until now has been detected in Central America, the Caribbean and throughout the rest of the region. There are two suspected cases: one in the Stann Creek District and the other in the Toledo District. There is a third potential case in […]
On Sunday, at around one p.m., Ashley Rebecca Walker died at home, her mother Kayla by her side. She had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in September 2014, shortly before her fourth birthday, and since then had been battling the deadly cancer. She beat it back twice in 2015 before receiving the bone marrow […]
Is the ZIKA virus now present in Belize? According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, the recent transmission of the disease may have originated in Belize when an American couple traveled here in mid-March. This was conveyed to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday in an email alert from the U.S. International Health […]
