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KHMH Celebrating 18th Birthday

By Shane D. Williams  The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is celebrating its 18th anniversary and on Wednesday, September 18th, the institution’s management team held a mixer with the press to speak about its medical advancement in the past year and […]

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Ketoconazole could lead to liver damage and adrenal problems

By Adele Ramos The Ministry of Health moved today to issue an advisory on a widely used oral antifungal drug – ketoconazole – which had been banned two

Another Baby Death – Who is to blame?

On Monday, September 9th, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital registered yet another baby death. You will not hear Dr. Marco Tulio Mendez speak on the most recent baby

Medical Teleconferencing now available at KHMH

The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital now has teleconferencing capacity. On Tuesday, September 3rd the KHMH officially launched the service which comes as a result of donated equipment by

Mental hospital staff facilitated sex!

By Adele Ramos Director of Health Services, Dr. Michael Pitts, told Amandala today that the Ministry of Health hopes to have a final report on investigations into an

$10 Million in Unpaid Medical Bills at KHMH

By Shane D. Williams The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was once again the target of public outrage when news surfaced that a letter was issued to Stephen Buckley

Min. of Health places Belize on alert due to regional dengue outbreak

The Ministry of Health has issued a press release to inform the general public of recent dengue outbreaks in some of the neighboring Central American countries. Several dengue advisories

Government to renovate Central Medical Laboratory

By Shane D. Williams On May 30th, 2006 a small explosion ignited a blaze at the Central Medical Laboratory building in Belize City. Fire fighters responded quickly

Oak Foundation Commits $2 Million for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

By Shane D. Williams On Wednesday, July 23rd, Kim Simplis-Barrow, Special Envoy for Women and Children, announced that the Oak Foundation has committed two million dollars towards the

Minister of Health and Ambassador of Cuba to Belize Sign Cooperation Agreement

In a brief gathering on Friday July, 9th, at the Ministry of Health Conference Room, a Cooperation Agreement was signed between the Ministry of Health of Belize and

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