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The Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, issued a warning last Friday about the detection of a virulent strain of bird flu in the Central American region. Avian influenza has been detected in brown pelicans, as well as other species of birds in Mexico and Honduras. Doctor Marisa Tellez, the executive director of Crocodile Research Coalition, […]
Written on January 13, 2023 | Posted in
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The San Ignacio Polyclinic has benefited handsomely from a donation of medical supplies through ties that Medical Electives Belize, a Belizean company owned by businesswoman Nancy Marin and Kirkwood Nursing University in the U.S. have forged over the years. This week, the polyclinic received a variety of medications, diabetic, intravenous and oxygen supplies, equipment, needles […]
Written on January 13, 2023 | Posted in
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To start the New Year, Sabreena went looking on the Bright Side of living through singer and performer, Marlyn Vansen. Marlyn is a mother, wife, and young artist, known for her captivating stage performances and hit songs as far back as 2017. But in 2021, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and her life changed […]
Written on January 13, 2023 | Posted in
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After years of asking, residents of Ambergris Caye are finally getting a state of the art hospital. The cost to construct the hospital will be thirty-three million dollars. But, this is not coming out of public funds, because the Government of Belize was able to secure the finance through a grant from the Republic of […]
Written on January 11, 2023 | Posted in
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A Bella Vista Village resident is tonight fighting for his life inside the K.H.M.H. after experiencing third degree burns to seventy-five percent of his body. On January fourth, Valeriano Pop was burning garbage outside of his home when the heap of waste suddenly exploded, causing severe injuries to his body. And, tonight his mother, Concepciona […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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And, according to Doctor Melissa Diaz Musa, the Director of Public Health and Wellness at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, an investigation has been launched at the Independence Polyclinic. Doctor Musa says her team is seeking to ascertain what the doctor said to Pop and his family. Dr. Melissa Diaz Musa, Director of […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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It is the second week in 2023 and countries across the globe continue to fight high rates of COVID infections. China, the United States, and the United Kingdom are all now reporting increased cases of COVID-19. In Belize, there was a spike in confirmed cases over the last few weeks in December, and into the […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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As we said, several countries are reporting a spike in COVID-19 infections. Over the last seven days, the U.K. has reported more than seventy-thousand new cases. In China, more than one hundred and seven thousand new cases have been reported over the same period. According to Doctor Musa, the BA5.2 and BF7 variants account for […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize National Blood Transfusion Service has been relocated. The blood bank was once housed inside a small wooden structure next to the Central Medical Laboratory. And, according to Doctor Melissa Diaz Musa, after decades of use, the structure has been deemed unfit for use. The Belize National Blood Transfusion Service is now located on […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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COVID-19 is here to stay and there is never too much when it comes to protective gears and medical supplies. On Thursday, the Nurses Association of Belize was handed over a donation of medical supplies which will be distributed across the country to public health facilities. The donation came by way of a non-profit that […]
Written on January 6, 2023 | Posted in
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While omicron is the predominant COVID-19 variant in Belize and the symptoms associated with this strain are mild, there is still a level of anxiety brought on by the increasing number of active cases over the past few weeks. That concern is primarily among those persons who have chronic diseases, who are at higher risk. […]
Written on January 6, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday, a WhatsApp message circulated across Belize regarding the COVID-Omicron XBB subvariant which has been detected elsewhere. The message advised everyone to wear a mask because the subvariant was characterised as different, deadly and not easy to detect correctly. It spoke to symptoms including joint pain, pain in the neck pneumonia and no appetite. […]
Written on January 6, 2023 | Posted in
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There has been a spike in COVID-19 cases over the past five weeks. A recent release from the Ministry of Health and Wellness states that projections from the Epidemiology Unit at the ministry show a rise in cases into the New Year, with a peak by mid-January. The release went on to say that although […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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A disease called E.H.P. that stumps the growth of shrimp has been detected in Central and South America. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, and the Belize Shrimp Growers Association have since issued a call for shrimp farmers to activate their disease prevention measures. The disease causes size variation in a shrimp population because it […]
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As the country continues to experience another wave of COVID-19, tonight we can report that there were two hundred and twenty-eight new cases detected between December twenty-eighth and January third, this takes the weekly positivity rate to twelve point four percent. The COVID-19 Data Report issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness illustrates that […]
Written on January 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Sixty-two-year-old Randolph Parham, a resident of Elridge Village, Toledo District was knocked down and severely injured during a hit and run incident back in August. Since then, he has been struggling significantly with his health. In the wake of the incident, Parham was diagnosed with leukemia and, regrettably, his condition is terminal. Today, his children […]
Written on December 30, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received cold chain equipment from the Government of Japan and UNICEF at the National Vaccine Storage Facility in Belmopan. The Government of Japan has previously provided UNICEF Belize with a grant of nine hundred thousand U.S. dollars, as an investment in Belize’s primary health care system […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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We also heard from representative for UNICEF Belize and the Embassy of Japan in Belize on this latest donation. Here is what they had to say about the significant investment in Belize’s health sector. Alison Parker, Representative, UNICEF Belize “For us at UNICEF, primary health care is fundamental to the work that we do. […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness organized a virtual conference today with the Director of Public Health Services, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa. The interview was to give an update on the increasing COVID-19 numbers. For the second week in a row, the numbers have jumped by more than a hundred and between the weeks of December […]
Written on December 13, 2022 | Posted in
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Despite a recession in the number of active cases, COVID never went away. Because it is the omicron variant, many who may have contracted the virus did not exhibit any symptoms or respiratory infections and so, they never accessed a medical facility for treatment. Inevitably, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa confirmed that Belize is experiencing yet another […]
Written on December 13, 2022 | Posted in
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An increase in the number of active cases is concerning, because it means that many more than the two hundred and twenty-one active cases are walking around with COVID. And so there are concerns for vulnerable populations such as the elderly and those who have underlying conditions. While there have been no hospitalizations or deaths […]
Written on December 13, 2022 | Posted in
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Is Belize experiencing another wave of COVID-19 infections? A report issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday shows that between November twenty-ninth and December fifth, a total of sixty-nine new COVID-19 cases were confirmed. There are currently fifty active cases on record; the positivity rate is at eleven cumulatively, while the daily […]
Written on December 6, 2022 | Posted in
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While a new polyclinic in Belmopan was officially launched today, there is presently a shortage of nurses and medical professionals. It’s a global issue for which Belize has not been spared. Minister of Health and Wellness Kevin Bernard says that the ministry is encouraging Belizean medical professionals to apply for available jobs and says that […]
Written on December 6, 2022 | Posted in
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The Minister of Health and Wellness also set the record straight as it relates to reports of shortage in medical supplies at healthcare facilities across the country. While he could not speak directly to a recent allegation made by the relative of an accident victim, that there was a shortage of a particular medication at […]
Written on December 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the Ministry of Health and Wellness in partnership with the Social Investment Fund officially launched the Belmopan polyclinic at the Western Regional Hospital Compound. The facility, which has a price tag of approximately one point four million dollars, will provide primary care services to residents in the capital and surrounding villages. News Five’s Duane […]
Written on December 6, 2022 | Posted in
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