Expat Highlights Belize Ministry of Health Woes

Belmopan, Belize 11 August (BelizeBlog.com) Retired U.S.A. Judge and current Belize Expat resident Kenneth Gale recently wrote an analysis on the foibles of the Belize Minister of Health:

Baby Jayden’s tragic death resulting from his chocking
on a bean has exposed gross deficiencies in Belize’s medical care. The
failure of two medical institutions to timely treat baby Jayden in a
manner so as to save his life is both shocking and alarming. Adding the
request for $15,000 to be paid up front before treating his
life-threatening emergency indicates an insidious situation. A
situation that can place the health care and lives of all Belizeans in
jeopardy. Neither medical facility attempted the Heimlich procedure.

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