Bringing More Specialized Health Services to Belize

So, what’s the deal with those pricey, specialized healthcare services that we just can’t get here in Belize? Many Belizeans must pack their bags and head abroad to access these treatments, often shelling out tens of thousands of dollars from their own pockets. So, what’s the Ministry’s game plan to bring these services home? We had a chat with Minister Bernard to find out.

 

Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health and Wellness

“One of the things as you know at least at KHMH we do these cardiovascular services. In the country we may not have all the necessary human skills to have this high-level treatment addressed. But what we need is prevention, to ensure that people live healthily. So it starts from the core. It starts with the policy we set out, the nutrition policy, the healthy earing in schools, staring with our young. I think once we implement and enforce these things people will live healthier lives. The plan speaks about healthier lifestyles, people habits are changed and turning these things around. Of course, accessing levels services in Belize is difficult. So, people have to go out. But it is our vision that at some point Belize can offer these services.”