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This afternoon UNICEF Belize handed over 100 cold chain storage boxes to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The boxes will be used to store vaccination doses in rural Belize. UNICEF’s monitoring and evaluation specialist Paulette Wade spoke today at a brief handing over ceremony. Paulette Wade, UNICEF Belize “Today this donation continues to […]
Written on October 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Family, friends and medical professionals are at this time praying and hoping for pediatrician, Dr. Cecilio Eck, who is tonight critically ill with COVID. The pediatrician’s illness is a massive blow to the profession and the many little patients he treated over the years. Internist Dr. Fernando Cuellar spoke to us today about his colleague who […]
Written on October 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceno says that his Government has agreed to not enforce the vaccination requirement for Churches in Belize as is stated in Statutory Instrument 119. The Prime Minister informed News Five today via text message that while the Government agrees with the Churches on the points they have put forth on the matter […]
Written on October 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight, President of the Public Service Union Dean Flowers is speaking out about the amendment of the Public Health Act. The amendment, which will be tabled before the House of Representatives on Tuesday, will see the creation of a Director of Public Health and Wellness and a Director of Hospital Services – making the post […]
Written on October 22, 2021 | Posted in
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So what happens to the substantive DHS Doctor Marvin Manzanero? There have been conflicting communications from various government officials on the fate of the embattled senior public officer. One thing for sure, says Dean Flowers, is that Doctor Manza has not received any form of communication from the Ministry of Health since March of this […]
Written on October 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the United Democratic Party issued a release saying this is the worst time to play politics with the health care system and accuses the Briceño administration of making moves to destroy the DHS Office. The U.D.P. says that “Politics above professionalism is the clear rational and purpose behind the announced intention of the Briceño […]
Written on October 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Today the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) released new information about vaccine safety and efficacy. Dr. Alba Maria Ropero shared that there’s also a new recommendation for booster shots for people with immune-compromised systems. Dr. Alba Ropero, Reg. Advisor on Immunization, PAHO “The strategic advisory group from WHO reviewed the recommendations, based on new […]
Written on October 22, 2021 | Posted in
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PAHO’s Dr. Ropero explained that the third dose for the elderly and severely ill people is not to be confused with the booster shot, which is recommended for healthy people after their vaccines have become inactive over time. WHO also does not recommend mixing and matching different brands of vaccines because there are still studies […]
Written on October 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Like a number of other public buildings recently, the National Assembly in Belmopan closed today at midday for sanitization of all the offices. This was due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. A notice from the Clerk’s Office says services to the public will resume on Tuesday the twenty-sixth of October. The Special […]
Written on October 22, 2021 | Posted in
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It is to go before parliament at the next sitting of the House of Representatives, but earlier this week, Cabinet approved recommendations from the Ministry of Health and Wellness to amend the Public Health Act. This will allow the creation of two new posts – a Director of Public Health and Wellness and a Director […]
Written on October 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The National Evangelical Association of Belize has written to Prime Minister John Briceno objecting to the vaccine mandate imposed on churches. The letter dated October 15 states that NEAB was surprised to learn about the stipulation being placed on churches when it was, quote, “not discussed or agreed upon,” in a meeting NEAB says it […]
Written on October 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, News Five also asked the Minister of Public Service, Henry Charles Usher about the issue of COVID among public officers, specifically those frontline workers who are at higher risk of exposure. The minister says that they continue to promote vaccination and that the statistics so far as good, but there is room for improvement. […]
Written on October 21, 2021 | Posted in
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As many of you know, News Five’s Marion Ali is a veteran of the news scene in Belize. She has worked for decades in radio, print and television to get the story to you, her listeners, readers and viewers. Marion has always preferred to be behind the scenes. So she is the last person you […]
Written on October 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Six out of every ten Belizeans are poor. That is the statistic that came out during a recent statement made by Prime Minister John Briceño at the United Nation General Assembly back in September. The glaring statistic, including joblessness and the country’s economic state was further devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s that excerpt from […]
Written on October 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceno visited the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital’ s COVID Unit today to get a firsthand look at the COVID situation inside. The unit has been operating at capacity with COVID patients for the past few weeks. The staff inside the unit works long and hard shifts with little to no breaks in-between, […]
Written on October 20, 2021 | Posted in
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PM Briceno also met with newly appointed CEO at KHMH, Chandra Cansino. She shared her thoughts on his visit and how she hopes it will bring needed relief to the hospital. Chandra Cansino, CEO, KHMH “I don’t think it is his first visit. It is his first visit since I am here. Over the […]
Written on October 20, 2021 | Posted in
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And one of those pressing needs at the KHMH is human resources. As the number of hospitalization continues to rise, there is a need for more doctors and nurses. Without that added help, KHMH is unable to expand the COVID Unit. So, the short term solution is to transfer COVID patients to regional hospitals. CEO […]
Written on October 20, 2021 | Posted in
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While the team experienced yet another loss today, BVA President Allan Sharp says their performance was affected by two factors: the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the fact that some veteran players are away studying and could not participate in the tournament. Sharp says, however, that the team will not give up that easily. […]
Written on October 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Leader of the Opposition, Patrick Faber, says members of the Opposition in Parliament will be collaborating with the Ministry of Health in their constituencies to increase vaccination uptake among their constituents. Faber made an appearance on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes this morning where he told us about this partnership between Opposition and Government in […]
Written on October 19, 2021 | Posted in
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And while the Opposition and the Government are working in hand in hand to get constituents vaccinated, they do not see eye to eye on the procurement process for the importation of COVID tests into Belize. Back in January, the Minister of Health passed an S.I prohibiting the importation of COVID tests without first getting […]
Written on October 19, 2021 | Posted in
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From Punta Gorda to Corozal, the Ministry of Health has added additional COVID-19 sites for free testing. The new sites are in addition to those recently opened at the Belize City and Belmopan Civic Centers. Here’s a rundown of the locations for our viewers: the Red Cross Building in Punta Gorda, BTL Park in Dangriga, […]
Written on October 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Belizeans just love their tacos, which is probably why a report that a man had gotten ill from consuming tacos that contained something other than chicken went viral today. But as News Five found out, after a day of investigations, so far there seems to be no truth to the report. This did not stop […]
Written on October 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Mind Health Connect Belize, a local organization that spreads awareness on the importance of treating mental health illnesses is partnering with the Ministry of Health and KHMH to provide counseling services to health care workers inside KHMH’s COVID Unit. Newly appointed CEO at KHMH spoke about the need for such a service as the nation […]
Written on October 18, 2021 | Posted in
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And while the hospital is looking after the mental health of its overworked health care workers in the COVID Unit, CEO Cansino also has to address the need for additional staffing at the hospital. It’s a drawn out crisis that is becoming more of a burden on the daily running of the hospital as an […]
Written on October 18, 2021 | Posted in
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The COVID unit at the KHMH is seeing a slight decrease in the number of COVID positive patients needing to be hospitalized. It is a silver lining that CEO Cansino says the hospital will continue to monitor. Chandra Cansino, CEO, KHMH “We have seen, as you know, as they say you have to look […]
Written on October 18, 2021 | Posted in
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