National Hand Washing Awareness Day will be commemorated on March twenty-fifth. In light of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the WASH Multisectoral Body, along with UNICEF, have designated the day as part of a concerted effort to put some preventative measures in place. Hand washing is the most important preventative […]
The worldwide death toll of COVID-19 continues on the rise and health officials at the K.H.M.H. have a plan of action to be activated immediately when a case is confirmed including isolation areas. The K.H.M.H.A. Workers Union, however, is saying that the hospital’s plan is not thought out well. A press release from the union […]
The Ministry of Health, along with UNICEF, Ministry of Education, SIF, Belize Red Cross and other partners, has held a national consultation for the Wash And Sanitation Hygiene initiative, for Belize. The partners pledged to continue to work together as they reviewed the initiative’s standard operating procedures. Chair of the WASH Multisectoral Body, Kathleen Azueta-Cho, […]
UNICEF has been championing the WASH initiative, as clean water, basic toilets and good hygiene practices are needed for survival and development of children. The WASH team works in over one hundred countries worldwide to improve water and sanitation services, as well as basic hygiene practices. Denise Robateau of UNICEF shares more about their role. […]
As COVID-19 makes its way across borders and into countries, here in Belize, the Ministry of Health continues to monitor the situation. There are no confirmed cases of the virus in Belize. The ministry says, however, that some persons are in isolation as precautionary safety measure after it was learnt that these persons were in […]
The number of coronavirus cases has tripled as the virus grows rapidly across the world. There are no confirmed cases in Belize, but the Ministry of Health has been adopting new measures to face the novel virus. The ministry has moved away from sending samples overseas and local health professionals have been trained to conduct […]
As new cases of the corona virus are showing up around the world, there are still no confirmed cases in Belize. Health authorities, however, warn that it is a matter of when since the virus is spreading rapidly. In the neighbouring state of Quintana Roo, the Health Secretary Alejandra Aguirre Crespo has confirmed to the […]
As the corona virus continues to spread across the globe, the Ministry of Health held another press conference this afternoon in Belmopan where it introduced a plan of action to address a potential outbreak of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in Belize. While there are confirmed cases in neighbouring Mexico, local health officials have put together measures […]
Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, also outlined collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Health and other government agencies, including the Belize Airports Authority and the Ministry of Tourism. According to the D.H.S., screening travelers at the various points of entry has proven to be an ineffective use of human and financial resources, based […]
So how is the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital preparing for the possibility of an outbreak? According to Chief Epidemiologist, Doctor Russell Manzanero, who met with K.H.M.H. personnel earlier today, referrals to that hospital will be dealt with on a case by case basis should there be a need for patients to undergo ventilation or oxygen […]
First it was rats found inside an incubator of the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan and today, it was a huge raccoon that made itself into the emergency ward of the K.H.M.H. Several videos have been circulating on social media showing security personnel at the national referral hospital trying to extract the animal from the […]
As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc around the world, two cases have now been confirmed in neighbouring Mexico. Belize continues to be spared of an outbreak but local health authorities, however, are taking no chances and are monitoring the situation in Mexico. One patient is isolated in a hospital while the other is in […]
The public is strongly advised to take preventative measures to reduce the risk of transmission. When coughing or sneezing, cover the mouth in the inside of the elbows or inside a tissue to be disposed immediately. Dr. Jorge Hidalgo, Intensivist “Unfortunately, in some particular cases especially, the extremes of life, the newborns are more […]
The entire world is still on edge as we continue to see the rapid spread of the new virus, COVID-19. Locally, the Ministry of Health’s surveillance efforts continue at the major ports of entries, and there is, to this date, no confirmed cases in Belize. But the situation remains changing, and everyone needs to be […]
The number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise and in this region, Brazil is reporting its first case. In its latest advisory, the Ministry of Health reports that the novel coronavirus has now spread to thirty-four countries outside of mainland China. Even though the number of deaths caused by the virus is less than […]
The Ministry of Health is recommending against non-essential travel to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Iran, Italy and Japan, where the virus has been spreading. In the meantime, Doctor Russell Manzanero says that the ministry’s surveillance system at all entry points remains fully activated. Dr. Russell Manzanero, Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health “The ministry […]
Last week, we went to Steadfast Village along the Stann Creek Valley Road to share Dylan Ysaguirre’s story with you. She’s a tour guide who has fallen ill with a tropical disease that has left her temporarily paralyzed. The good news for Dylan is that she can recover from this illness, but she needs quality […]
The number of deaths due to the coronavirus continues to climb and it is reported that at least one thousand one hundred persons have died, while far more, about forty-five thousand five hundred persons, have been sickened by the virus. The Ministry of Health here is working on overdrive to put in place systems should […]
It can be scary to tune in to the latest updates of the new coronavirus – Covid-19. Even as the number of new cases continues to rise, the epicentre of the virus continues to be in China. Still, countries across the world are working and collaborating to reduce the spread of the new virus. As […]
A young mother is seeking the public’s help with medical expenses. Dylan Ysaguirre, a tour guide and entrepreneur, is temporarily paralyzed. It’s caused by a rare disease that has left her unable to do anything for herself. Dylan wants to walk again, but she needs quality healthcare to do so. Being the breadwinner for her […]
Over the weekend, a visiting team from U.S. treated hundreds in need of eye care. Now, the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired has been filling the void in the public health sector as it relates to persons who cannot afford to get treatment at private healthcare institutions. With the number of persons losing their […]
The Ministry of Health says that the reports circulating on Facebook about a suspected case of COVID-19 in Belize is not true. Today, the ministry clarified the rumors of a suspected case of the virus in Dangriga. It says, “Belize remains free of any case of COVID-19 and there is no suspected case at this […]
A group of proud parents received gifts today for ensuring that their newborns receive the necessary vaccines in the first years of their lives. Dubbed as supers, the mums and dads as well as the babies were honoured at a health centre on Central American Boulevard for ensuring that the babies grow healthy and are […]
This morning, the Ministry of Health held its first press conference to discuss COVID 19, formerly known as the corona virus. Health officials in Belize have been working diligently to come up with a comprehensive strategy should there be an outbreak of the novel virus locally. Epidemiologist, Doctor Russell Manzanero gave a brief history of […]
According to Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, the Ministry of Health has been working closely with NEMO in coming up with a course of action to combat an outbreak and that the emergency management organization has attended several meetings in an effort to prepare its personnel in the case of an outbreak. […]
