Today, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. George Alleyne, officially handed over twenty computers to the Ministry of Health. They will be used by the National Health Information Surveillance Unit and the Family Violence Unit of the Police Department. With this new system, everything from birth dates to how many people are […]
The director of the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, is in Belize for a familiarization visit, he will also present computers to the Ministry of Health to assist with the creation of the National Health Information System. News Five spoke with Dr. George Alleyne and Minister of Health Jose Coye this morning at the Phillip […]
It has already come under fire from the Opposition and the Public Service Union although it hasn’t even begun. Today the Prime Minister Said Musa and the Minister of Health Jose Coye held a news conference to answer some of the questions surrounding the National Health Insurance Scheme. The exact details of the package–what it […]
And while those in the audience who asked questions this morning did seem, for the most part, to “go along” with the general concept of a national insurance scheme, representatives of the trade unions and public service expressed the desire for more information and a guarantee that the Belizean worker would not be excessively taxed […]
Since 1992 the Lions Club has been providing eye care to Belizeans who simply cannot afford to go to private clinics. But traditionally, that care has not included major surgery. All that should soon change however, thanks to new initiative. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Belize City Lions Club will receive two hundred and sixty thousand […]
It kills more Belizeans than traffic accidents and is in fact much easier to prevent. But that has not stopped the global AIDS epidemic from spreading across every continent and nation on earth. As part of our nation’s fight to control AIDS, today some new soldiers were enlisted into battle. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, […]
Today a brief ceremony was held at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital to pay tribute to Dr. Jack Sheridan. Fourteen years ago Sheridan arrived in Belize to assist Belize’s crippled children get the treatment they need at the Shriner’s Hospital in the United States. Since then, Sheridan who works through the Illinois Rotary District Belizean […]
Following the airing of our story on baby Giselle Dennison on Wednesday night’s newscast, we are happy to report that the family has received the first donation from a member of the community and a Channel Five website viewer has also asked us to forward her name to the family so she can help. Early […]
She’s only a few weeks old but she is facing open-heart surgery next week. Little Giselle Dennison was born with a heart defect that requires urgent attention and her family is asking the community to help them meet their travel costs. News Five spoke with her pediatrician and her very concerned mother today. On December […]
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or your nine to five job requires lots of strenuous activity, pain in the joints might be something you’ve learnt to live with. But for those who would like relief, you’ll be excited to know that a new orthopedic procedure is being launched in Belize. At the invitation of Dr. […]
While the investigation into the death of a wounded prisoner continues at the K.H.M.H., News Five has learned that the investigation into the deaths of two infants which occurred at the hospital five months ago is still not complete. What’s more, the doctor in charge of those cases, Lavel Reyes, is still on suspension, with […]
A husband and wife who are both doctors are in Belize as part of the Omni Med Medical education program which is entering its second year. Dr. Michael Morley, an ophthalmologist, and Dr. Katherine Morrow, an emergency physician, are the sixth and seventh medical professionals to take part in the Belize Cooperative Health Education Program. […]
They are professionals in their own country, but they will spend the next two years working in Belize as part of a technical assistance program. This morning fourteen Nigerian doctors, nurses and medical specialists arrived at the Philip S.W. Goldson International. They were escorted by Abdu Ado and Mathias I Dogo-Isonagie of the Nigeria High […]
The Cuban doctors working in Belize will soon be joined by professionals from Nigeria. Today the Ministry of Health announced that a team of fourteen professionals will arrive this week to work in medicine, pharmacy image diagnostics and nursing as part of a bilateral agreement. They will be assigned to various parts of the country. […]
Come tomorrow morning, more than one head will be bent over the toilet after a booze filled night. You might have your own recipe for taking care of “goma” but here are a few experts in the highly specialized field whose advice might just save you some pain. Dr. Francis Smith “You want to drink […]
It’s getting to be that time of year when expectant mothers start watching the calendar… and the clock. While the Lions Club will as is customary, be showering the first baby of the year with a basket of gifts, for the new millennium the Ministry of Health has also gotten into the act. Jose Coye, […]
After all the millennium hoopla has died down the public’s concern will no doubt refocus on the nuts and bolts of health care. We asked the Minister and chairman what the new year has in store. Jose Coye, Minister of Health "We can look forward for the next year with the restructuring that we are […]
There is no shortage of horror stories which come out of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital… and we here at News Five have reported more than our share. Tonight, however, take a look at a young patient and his doctors who have managed to defy the conventional wisdom. On November twenty-fifth five-year-old Andyvan Andrews was […]
If you live in a Toledo village or have recently visited a hospital in the towns or cities you’ve probably benefited from their care. The Cuban doctors began arriving in April and since then have treated some seventy-seven thousand Belizean patients. Today they all met at the House of Culture in Belize City to compare […]
With accidents on the highways all too frequent, and other types of emergencies always a possibility, the Belize Emergency Response Team, BERT is continuing its training of emergency medical technicians, EMT. Those who successfully complete the courses can go on to join BERT ambulance teams or simply serve their communities in times of crisis. Today […]
Numerous complaints from the public about the quality of health care and the lack of enforcement of existing legislation has lead the Ministry of Health to develop a National Drug Policy. Sharon Sanchez, Chief Pharmacist in the Ministry is coordinating a workshop at the Radisson to work on the document. She says it will help […]
The score cards are in and the winners have been announced for the first organized event of the School Health and Physical Education Service, SHAPES. On Thursday, twelve schools from all over Belize came together at the City Centre to compete for prizes by doing songs and skits about various health issues. In the song […]
SHAPES, it’s not a dance group or a fashion show, it’s the School Health and Physical Education Services Program. The project is aimed at “shaping up” the lives of Belizean children by promoting feeding programs, basic health services and health education. Today, SHAPES held a competition to see which schools would have the honor of […]
With Belize ranked as having the highest per capita HIV/AIDS rate in Central America, World AIDS Day this year is even more meaningful. This evening the National AIDS Task Force along with HIV/AIDS district committees held the annual Candle Light AIDS Walk. The activity, which got underway in Belize City at the Constitution Park, is […]
This morning the Area Representative for Port Loyola launched an initiative she believes will improve the constituency’s health, beginning with the children. The project, the first of its kind for Port Loyola promises to promote healthy lifestyle, a healthy environment and provide health services to the residents of Port Loyola. Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Area Rep., Port […]
