Chair of the Board of Governors at the K.H.M.H., is Marilyn Williams; who is an attorney and has health care experience as a nurse. Williams says that one of the challenges the hospital is facing is a huge debt that is crippling the institution. Marilyn Williams, Chair, Board of Governors, K.H.M.H. “The public’s perception […]
World Cancer Day was celebrated one week ago on February fourth. The Belize Cancer Society as a part of the day’s commemoration debuted a documentary entitled “Taking Control, Taking action, HPV, Cervical Cancer and You.” In collaboration with the Belize Cancer Society, Healthy Living further explores one aspect of that educational message. Tonight, we look […]
The governments of Belize and Taiwan today penned an agreement to make way for cooperation in the public health sector. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Health, Pablo Marin and Taiwanese Ambassador Benjamin Ho. Taiwan will make available expertise in health education, disease screening and clinical services as well as training for medical […]
Health officials today revealed that so far, Belize is free of the Zika virus unlike many countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Samples have been sent for testing at CARPHA, but fortunately, there are no positive cases locally. The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency given the spread of the mosquito-borne […]
A zika national preparedness plan is being rolled out. So is the Belize City Council, which acts as the body which manages any emergency within its municipal jurisdiction through the City Emergency Management Organization, ready. Today, Mayor Darrell Bradley told us that he is getting prepared, and will actively collaborate with the Ministry of Health […]
World Cancer Day was celebrated on Thursday; the news in Belize is that a staggering number of persons are affected with cancer and that figure is on an upward trend. The World Health Organization has released a video in which it shows the plight of a woman from Belize, who has been afflicted with the […]
Six persons died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital between October 2015 and January 2016 due to unknown illnesses. The hospital, however, believes the deaths may be related to the influenza virus. Still yet, no epidemiological link has been found after testing. The family of one of the persons who died mysteriously explains the unusual […]
On this World Cancer Day, the news is not good. The Belize Cancer Society says the number of deaths due to cancer is staggering and it doesn’t include deaths by persons who seek treatment in the private sector. Close to two hundred persons died last year due the disease and about the same number of […]
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is turning twenty-one and in these two decades it has been in the spotlight for its own share of ups and downs. The hierarchy of the hospital is optimistic about the future and has confidence that the national referral hospital will continue to grow and improve. As many as three […]
Hattieville resident Egbert Ferguson lost his life while undergoing surgery on Tuesday morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The forty-seven year old had been transported to the hospital following an accident between miles seventeen and eighteen on the George Price Highway on Monday afternoon. Ferguson’s vehicle collided head on with a van loaded with […]
In late January, thirty-seven year old Ian Blair was stabbed to death while he visited Nicaraguan Doctor Marcos Rugama at his home on Simon Lamb Street, Belize City. Three thieves went into the house while the urologist was pining out clothes on the verandah and Blair was inside. The robbers attacked both men, but Blair […]
Meditation exercises are becoming more and more mainstream. The popularity of the practice has been reinforced by scientific evidence proving its various benefits and personal testimonials of high profile athletes, musicians and a host of other mega celebrities. For whatever reason, it’s also gaining popularity in Belize. This is why Om Shanti Center invited the […]
There was a freak accident on Saturday evening on Mahogany Street in Belize City. Sometime around six-thirty that day, a metal gate near a newly built perimeter fence at the Samuel Haynes Institute of Excellence Compound fell atop a three year old girl, playing in the yard. Brianna Timmons is the daughter of the librarian […]
Turning to a health issue that has been making international headlines. The World Health Organization today declared the Zika virus and its suspected link to birth defects an international public health emergency. At least twenty-three countries in the region have been affected with Brazil being hardest hit. El Salvador has asked women not to get […]
There are far more questions than answers available tonight from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where various persons have died in the past four months due to an unknown illness. What we know so far is the following. The matter came to light during a meeting of the Hospital’s management this Wednesday. Four persons died […]
The cause of death of three persons this month remains unknown and the ministry says samples have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, and that at this stage, there is no cause for alarm. Duane Moody “When they do come to those facilities exhibiting these symptoms, the time frame before they […]
There is global concern tonight about the ZIKA virus which is spreading quickly throughout the region. Last week, we spoke with Doctor Marvin Manzanero of the Ministry of Health about the virus which has the same symptoms as dengue or chikungunya and for which there is no particular treatment or vaccine. The effect of the […]
Suicides are not reported in our newscasts as a matter of policy, except in rare cases. Recently, there have been two cases of a pair of young girls in the Cayo District, which have raised alarm bells. Suicides, theoretically, are not often random. In fact, a majority of those who take their own lives often […]
According to data from the Belize Kidney Association, they have recorded to date that one hundred and twenty-two persons have passed away due to kidney failure. There are currently one hundred and five persons in need of dialysis treatment. A number of these persons are receiving treatment, but the remaining patients are in dire need […]
Two cases this week have highlighted the plight of persons with mental health problems. In both, the persons were kept within their environment, but were they receiving appropriate treatment? Family support is critical in promoting mental wellbeing, as is building awareness about mental health, says the Ministry of Health. This week in Healthy Living, we […]
Thirty-one-year-old Glenfield Dennison, a Belizean law student in Guyana, has been taken off life-support after being shot multiple times in Georgetown on Thursday night. Dennison, who is presently attending the University of Guyana, was returning to his residence at Cummings Lodge after reportedly dropping off his girlfriend, a fellow student at UG, when he was […]
Later on in the newscast in our Healthy Living segment, we’ll be taking a comprehensive look at vector-borne illnesses including Zika. Every year, the vector control unit of the Ministry of Health fights a mighty battle to control the spread of these diseases which are rampant in certain areas of the country. But are residents […]
This weekend at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital the annual orthopedic clinic of the World Pediatric Project will take place. Every year, some eighty patients are seen at the clinics with fifteen surgeries being performed annually. Patients with severe cases are sent overseas to the U.S. Chapter of the World Pediatric Project for surgery. Project […]
It would be hard to miss, if you follow local or international news, that much of our region is in a “Zika-panic.” The mosquito transmitted infection has prompted travel warnings for several countries in Central and Latin America. A few countries have even specifically advised pregnant women not to risk traveling in these areas and […]
You likely would have heard about ZIKA, the disease that has been spreading to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. While deaths are rare, there are birth defects associated with the disease. In this hemisphere, Brazil has been mostly affected with a condition known as microcephal, which results in smaller-than-normal head size in […]
