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Fundraiser held for Frank Panton
On Friday, April 29th, a coin drive, and food and bake sale was held to raise funds for Winston Frank Panton.
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2015 shows increase in New HIV cases in Belize
The Ministry of Health monitoring the HIV situation in Belize presented their latest statistics to the media at a workshop on the theme: “Building a stigma and discrimination free society".
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Dental Volunteers give back to San Pedro
On April 16th, Dr. Pierre Boumerhi and a team of dental volunteers arrived at La Isla Bonita on a quest to provide a week of dental services .
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San Pedro Town prepping to combat Zika
Zika has spread across Latin American and Caribbean countries, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a global public health emergency.
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Projects Abroad to conduct survey on alcohol and tobacco use in SP
In an effort to keep the younger island population away the unhealthy influences of alcohol and tobacco abuse, Projects Abroad in Belize has initiated an action plan.
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Blue Water Grill raises funds for new ECG machine
BWG, The Phoenix, and Canary Cove joined the initiative to raise money for an Electrocardiogram (ECG) machine for the Dr. Otto Rodriguez San Pedro Polyclinic II.
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MOH yet to confirm Zika case linked to Belize
Now, Zika is another disease linked to the Aedes Aegypti, which may be altering Belize’s reputation of being Zika-free.
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SP Hyperbaric chamber offers refresher course
A refresher course on hyperbaric medicine saw dive shop staff learning principles of accident management training relating to diving injuries.