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Zika Virus spreading across the Americas
Zika is a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and causes fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis, and birth defects.
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Educating Ambergris Caye one smile at a time
For the past 12 years, the Smile Dental Clinic located at Holy Cross Anglican School has been providing free services to island children and other members of the community.
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SPHS benefits from diabetes awareness campaign
Thousands of Belizeans live with diabetes. Diabetes has become a major health concern across the world, with 9.3% of the human population living with...
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Biomedical waste being burned at Ambergris Caye dumpsite
Concerned residents have been reporting sightings of personnel from the Dr. Otto Rodriguez Polyclinic and Ministry of Health disposing of biomedical waste at the...
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WUHS medical students becoming island First Aid responders
The Washington University of Health and Science (WUHS) San Pedro Campus, recently held a ‘First Aid Responders’ training in partnership with the Belize Red...
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Letter to the Editor: DentaVac responds to Barbara Madden
Dear Editor: Dr. Hall was not a clinical dentist in Costa Rica or DentaVac but was at the clinic and only spoke with patients and...
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San Pedro AIDS Commission reports a successful 2015
After almost 15 years of operating in Ambergris Caye, the San Pedro AIDS Commission continues its mission to better the community and provide HIV/AIDS (human...
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Ambulances donated to San Pedro Town
San Pedro Town will soon be equipped with two ambulances that have been donated to the local medical facility. One ambulance was acquired in...