A nightmarish scenario played out at the Western Regional Hospital on Friday. As we reported, somehow a large, adult rat managed to get into the nursery and into a sanitary incubator where nurses had just placed a newborn baby. The baby was bitten by the rat and its cries alerted nurses in the Maternity Ward […]
An official public health investigation is underway at the Western Regional Hospital to determine just how the unimaginable could have happened inside the neonatal unit where a newborn was reportedly bitten by a rat. The rodent-infested facility is once again the subject of a sanitation enquiry after being declared contaminated back in April when a […]
The latest scandal at the Western Regional Hospital does little to boost the morale of those accessing healthcare services at the facility. Not only is the recent incident another public relations nightmare for the Ministry of Health, but the infirmary has also seen a significant investment to eradicate the seemingly recurrent plague. Isani Cayetano […]
Primary schools in the Toledo district were today recipients of equipment under a project with the World Bank, the Japanese Social Development Fund and the Ministry of Health. The equipment will be used to promote healthy living in schools. At the event in Punta Gorda, a tilapia farm was officially launched at the Julian Cho […]
The game between Belize and Canada has just concluded in Toronto, Canada and we’ll have a recap coming up. But in April, this station broke the news of a massive rat infestation at the Western Regional Hospital. Viewers were appalled to learn then that rats had taken over the food pantry which is located right […]
According to Figueroa, the bottom line is that there is a critical need for a new hospital in the Capital since the current hospital is the regional facility for the west. On the Phone: Dr. Ramon Figueroa, Director of Health Services “We have just had an evaluation done by the Pan American Health Organization […]
Director of Health Services Doctor Michael Pitts is retiring from his post as third in command of the Ministry of Health. His departure however, is not without controversy, as News Five understands that Pitts’ belongings, including files, documents and other personal effects were all boxed up and removed from his assigned office space well before […]
The first confirmed case of Chikungunya was recorded in Belize’s public health archives back in November, following a rash of the mosquito-transmitted fever across the Caribbean and Latin America. Since then, there has been little to no reports on cases; that is, until today, when the Corozal Community Hospital sent out a PSA confirming several […]
Belize has been experiencing below average rainfall and above average temperatures. All Belizeans can attest to the discomfort of high temperatures but one warning that we all need to take into consideration is to stay hydrated. Tonight on Healthy Living, we discuss some signs of dehydration and things you can do to minimize excessive water […]
It’s not one of the most comfortable issues to talk about but, as one of the most commonly reported illness; we figured there must be some information that you needed to know about diarrhea. On average, adults experience four episodes of diarrhea a year, whereas with children those episodes are more frequent. With this frequency […]
In September, the Belize Lions Club will be carrying out a national eye screening exercise for toddlers and up to fourteen-year-old. Through a grant from the Lions Club International Associations of Lions Club and other partners, the Lions Club in Belize will use Special Portable Eye Screeners to use for mass, rapid testing for eye […]
The first day of school – usually the first image that comes to mind is of an eager toddler heading out to the first day of preschool. But the first day jitters for children – and parents – are an annual cycle. And for the parents whose preteen or teen is about to start high […]
A little over two weeks ago we told you about the go-slow at the K.H.M.H. that resulted from some six hundred employees’ disgruntlement with G.O.B.’s refusal to grant salary increases, pensions and benefits- a combined fourteen percent of their wages that other public workers have received. G.O.B.’s response was that the employees are ineligible for […]
The nation’s largest hospital was hit with a national embarrassment earlier this week when news broke that the K.H.M.H. was unable to facilitate elective surgeries and that there were no beds. C.E.O. Doctor Adrian Coye says it was a necessary decision to clear a back log of patients. It is expected that surgeries will resume […]
It’s World Breast Feeding Week and Belize culminated its observance with an all day workshop to discuss breastfeeding and work. While there are no pieces of legislation that mandate work places to provide child friendly spaces for mothers to breastfeed, today was about changing that conversation in an effort to promote breastfeeding in the workplace. […]
The Ministry of Health is currently dealing with an outbreak of dengue fever. A rash of the disease is being confirmed in the country, a concentration of which has been noted in the Cayo District. The vector-borne illness, also known as break bone fever, is up by thirty-six cases from the same period in 2014. […]
The dengue virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito which reproduces in areas where stagnant water is not properly drained. Despite an awareness campaign which remains ongoing, the ministry is appealing to the public to organize cleanup efforts in order to do away with unwanted receptacles to mitigate the spread of resultant dengue fever. […]
According to health officials, additional manpower has been brought in to assist with fumigation efforts, as well as the application of larvicides. Residents are required to do their part to keep their surroundings clean. Kim Bautista, Chief Operations Officer, VCU “Each of the districts has hired an average of between six to seven additional […]
Still on health related matters, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is faced with yet another embarrassing dilemma which has forced the national referral facility to suspend elective surgeries until Monday, August tenth. The predicament comes on the heels of a spike in admissions of trauma patients. On Wednesday, the hospital informed the public that as […]
A similar concern had been raised about the diagnostic X-ray scan. The CT scanner has been out of service for quite some time and it was only on Friday of last week that the machine was finally repaired. Dr. Coye, in offering comment on the bed crisis, briefly commented on the issue of the CT […]
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from first to seventh August in more than one hundred seventy countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. The last survey conducted on Breastfeeding in Belize showed that only fourteen percent of babies were exclusively breastfed for the first six months of […]
Two weeks ago, the staff of the national referral hospital went on a brief go-slow, canceling all referral services from the districts. That was called off after a meeting with the Board of Governors, a government negotiating team and staff representatives. Well today, the K.H.M.H. issued a statement saying that it suspending elective admissions to […]
Today, the Diabetes Association was gifted with a donation valued at a little over three thousand dollars. Tropigas has partnered with the association before, so when the association went calling for help Tropigas answered in a big and meaningful way. News Five was at the handing over ceremony today. Andrea Polanco, Reporting The Belize […]
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in Belize according to recent figures from the Ministry of Health. The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has been providing treatment for heart diseases since 2012; today it held a free clinic for patients requiring cardiovascular treatment. But it was not held at the national referral hospital; […]
Do you have scars from acne that you desperately want to be rid of? Well, you’ll definitely find this segment of Healthy Living of interest. We visited with a dermatologist who’s offering a new cosmetic treatment to rejuvenate your skin and even help to remove scars. It is not an entirely new treatment but demand […]
