A five day workshop designed to address the country’s response to the impact of avian influenza and possible pandemic began this morning in Belize City. The event is being organised by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization, the National Emergency Management Organization, and the Belize Agricultural Health Authority. According […]
Tonight a Belize district family is hoping the public will be generous in helping their two year old child travel abroad for urgent medical care. Because as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, since birth the little girl has never known a normal life. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On December eighth 2004, Errollynn Tillett was born with […]
Following official ground breaking ceremonies in the Cayo District, contractors are now implementing the first stages of construction for the new San Ignacio Community Hospital. The site is located on the Bullet Tree Road in San Ignacio Town. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health, the twenty-four thousand square foot facility […]
It’s a popular food–especially with children–but if you have any peanut butter in your cupboard, you’d do well to go have a look at it. What you should be checking for are the brands Peter Pan or Great Value. According to Belizean health authorities and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a certain amount of […]
As we reported earlier this week, the task force mandated to review the operations of the Universal Health Services Group has recommended that Government appoint an interim board to assess the viability of the institution. Taking that advice, Belmopan has named Henry Anderson as chairman; Dr. Peter Allen as Chief Executive Officer; and Evelyn Deeks, […]
Today K.H.M.H. Chief of Staff Alvaro Rosado responded to reports that the hospital was out of important medical supplies. Dr. Alvaro Rosado, Chief Executive Officer, K.H.M.H. “I’ve been here for six years and there’s never been a day when this hospital has not been short of one thing or the other. Nothing is different now. […]
This morning official opening ceremonies were held in Belize City for a five-day conference of the Pan American Health Organization. Participants are expected to share their respective experiences regarding each country’s strategy, but as I found out today, the experts agree that good health begins with the individual. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, the world’s oldest […]
With a bright sun, dusty roads, and large expanses of glare producing water, Belize is not exactly a nurturing environment for eyes. All the more reason then, to take extra care. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports on an important collaboration that aims to have us seeing twenty-twenty. Janelle Chanona, Reporting San Pedrana Judith Arceo is […]
For most people-journalists included-the less said about dentists the better. That’s why I was in no hurry to claim this story. News Five Kendra Griffith has more. Steve Acuff, President, Project Smile “We have four dentists and four dental hygienists, a total of eight. In this clinic we have seven stations, seven operatories running at […]
This is not the first story we’ve done on the Rotary Club’s Gift of Life Programme and we sincerely hope that it’s not the last. Today I spoke to doctors and others involved in the latest patient evaluation sessions and continue to be impressed that in a world so torn by irrational hatred and violence, […]
The U.S. military may be bogged down in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it has not abdicated its humanitarian role in the rest of the world as Janelle Chanona found out yesterday in the Toledo District. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the next two weeks, hundreds of men, women, children, and even pets will gather […]
It’s hard to think of anything good coming from the death of a woman just entering the prime of her life, but if the tragedy manages to stir us to take action to prevent others from suffering a similar fate, then at least she would not have died in vain. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting On Sunday, […]
Since Monday children with varying bone defects have been attending special clinics through an ongoing project that has assisted a total of two hundred and seventy young patients. The children are being assessed to see whether or not they may be in need of surgical treatment to improve their quality of life. The patients are […]
It’s a recurring story in all parts of the country, where, with precious few exceptions, the notion of zoning is an unknown concept. This time the place is Ladyville and the nuisance is a neighbourhood piggery. Norman Crawford, Area resident “First thing in the morning you smell the pig. Last thing at night you smell […]
In the world of AIDS prevention, much of the focus these days is on new ways to stop transmission of the virus. Among the scientific initiatives being pursued are microbicides, improved male and female condoms, and even vaccines. But recent research has offered solid evidence that one possible way to slow down the spread of […]
It has long been assumed that once presented with accurate knowledge, people will automatically change their behaviour. But as any haad ayz pikni can tell you, thing don’t always work out that way. This week front line personnel in the medical profession are learning how to translate education into action. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This week […]
While the task force established by the Ministry of Health prepares its detailed recommendations for government’s takeover of financially strapped Universal Health Services, various bodies with an interest in the outcome continue to weigh in with their opinions. Following the Nurse’s Association criticism of the deal last month, on Friday a press release from the […]
When it comes to changing a society’s behaviour there are few forces more powerful than it’s teachers. Today that professional body in Belize took a major step toward joining in the nation’s efforts to deal with the AIDS crisis. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Anthony Fuentes, National President, B.N.T.U.
If you’ve ever been on Albert or Regent Streets after five, it’s hard to miss the huge flock of birds that congregate at Battlefied Park. And as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, it’s a situation that is both ugly and unhealthy. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Every night hundreds of blackbirds descend on the downtown area, roosting […]
And while on the subject of taking care of our health … amid widespread criticisms of the government’s purchase of Universal Health Services and its proposed amalgamation with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, this afternoon Minister of Health Jose Coye announced that a task force has been appointed to make recommendations on how to proceed. […]
By now it should be apparent that government’s plan to take majority ownership in Universal Health Services and integrate the facility into the nation’s health care system did not have much thought behind it. It is first and foremost a way for government to make the best of a bad financial situation, the result of […]
The deal approved by Cabinet under which Government will assume the private debt of Universal Health Services in exchange for majority ownership of the private hospital is an ambitious undertaking–both financially and in its implications for the nation’s health care system. This morning Minister of Health Jose Coye met with the board of the Karl […]
But what about the actual operation of two major hospitals? According to K.H.M.H. chief Alvaro Rosado, today is the first time that members of his board or staff have been briefed on the situation. Alvaro Rosado, K.H.M.H. C.E.O.
Following an announcement by the Cabinet earlier this week that the Government would assume two thirds of Universal Health Services and merge it with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, this afternoon, Minister of Health Jose Coye defended Belmopan’s decision. According to Coye, the deal is not a bailout, but rather a takeover in order to […]
Amid the proposed amalgamation of the K.H.M.H. and Universal Health Services, this morning the Government of Belize presented its Health Agenda for the next five years. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports from the Radisson. Dr. Jorge Polanco, Ag. Dir. of Health Services
