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Child died at childbirth due to no
emergency air transportation
on Ambergris Caye A woman who experienced
complication at childbirth lost her child after
there was no available air transportation for her. Jorge Aldana has the
story in the following report.
Jorge Aldana – San Pedro Correspondent A young family on Ambergris Caye is devastated after their unborn child died because of the lack of proper health facilities. The pregnant mother was rushed to the San Pedro Poli Clinic sometime before midnight on Wednesday after she began experiencing complications. A doctor was located who examined the mother and recommended that an urgent C-section be performed in an attempt to save the unborn child. Because the government operated Poli-Clinic and the island do not have an approved surgical and child birth facility to handle such emergencies, the only other option was to air lift the distressed mother to Belize City. During the night, finding medical assistance can be very stressful and in a case of emergency, a minute can save a life and that is what apparently occurred last night. A member of the family, who chooses to remain anonymous, explained that there was no available air ambulance to transport their family member to Belize City. It took almost three hours before the family chartered a plane from one of the local airlines in the wee hours of Thursday and carried the mother to the International Airport and then to Belize City. By the time the mother arrived at the KHMH, the child was stillborn. In the past, the only quick emergency option to airlift patients from San Pedro Ambergris Caye was via BATSUB; those services were discontinued last year in July of 2010. But in an interview with Love News on the 18th of August 2010, Area Representative Hon Manuel Heredia said that “as the matter is of extreme importance, I will be following up with the relative authorities to come up with a plan.” Heredia told Love News in the said interview that the matter would be taken to Cabinet on Tuesday August 24th 2010, but until now, islanders are yet to be informed what the emergency plan is. San Pedro being a municipality that generates much revenue in taxes and a population of 22,000 people on the island at any given time, the recent incident highlights the urgent and desperate need of having a proper health facility on the island, something islanders have been clamoring for years from both administrations. Reporting for Love News from San Pedro Town, I am Jorge Aldana. “Don’t kill the
Messenger,” says Human Rights Commission to G.O.B.
The Human Rights Commission of
Belize has been in existence for
over two decades. Its service to the citizens of the country has been
well noted over the years, particularly when justice has not been
delivered. The Human Rights Commission issued a release earlier
today
defending the very people whose mission is to help and defend the
public. It reads, “Governments around the world often ‘kill the
messenger’ rather than acknowledge and deal.” The commission is
speaking in support of Belizeans for Justice and the Citizens Organized
for Liberty through Action whose members have been under constant attac
ks. Vehicles belonging to the family of Yolanda Schakron have been
consumed during arsons and Moses Sulph, Cola’s President, has been
fired from his post due to his activism. News Five spoke via
phone to
Antoinette Moore of the Commission who says that the rights of these
individuals are recognized by both the Organization of American States
and the United Nations.
Antoinette Moore,
Secretary, Human Rights Commission
of Belize
“The recent incidents involving Belizeans for Justice and now COLA; the COLA President, Moses Sulph. We see this potentially as a dangerous pattern that may be developing with respect to human rights defenders. Now as a human rights organization, we recognize that human rights defenders are one of the key links in protecting human rights defenders. Individuals may not call themselves human rights defenders but in fact that is what they are when they speak out on behalf of the rights of others and that is in fact what the United Nations and the Organization of American States view them as. And so we decided, the Human Rights Commission of Belize, decided that it was important for us to make this statement so that all those involved—both the defenders and those that might be attempting to silence them—can understand the implications of what is going on.” 
Jose Sanchez
“Now most political organizations use intimidation tactics to frighten the masses into being good sheep. Is this something that your organization is committed to pushing forward to seeing Mister Sulph reinstated?”  Antoinette
Moore“Well, not an individual case. As an individual case, we see this as symptomatic of what has happened in the country over years—not simply under this particular administration, but in administrations past. We’ve seen the very same thing—individuals be fired, individuals be arrested, individuals be intimidated. We see what’s happening with Misses Schakron. That can’t be laid at the feet of the government. We don’t know who is doing it, but it certainly appears that the government is not taking it as seriously as they ought to. So I would not say that we’re as an organization committed to seeing the reinstating of Mister Sulph, [but] we support him in his efforts to being reinstated—we certainly support him. But we are looking at the overall picture. We’re looking at how the firing of Moses Sulph fits into the entire picture and we see it as a potentially dangerous pattern emerging.” The UN’s Declaration provides for the support and protection of human rights defenders in the context of their work. The OAS also declared that their work continues to be essential for the process of strengthening democracies. CH5 Notices &
Letters to the Editor
Be
Kind
Belize
and
the
San Pedro Lions Club Encourage Kids to Speak out About Kindness Be
Kind
Belize,
the
humane
education
programme, is working with the Lions Club to give children the
opportunity to speak out about ‘Kindness in Our Community’.
On the 10th of May at 7pm, children from standards 2,3 & 4 at Holy Cross Anglican School will have the honour of presenting their own speeches to members of the San Pedro Lions Club. The speech topic is ‘Kindness in Our Community’. Lions Club members will vote for the best speech and the winner will receive a brand new bicycle. The children will be required to include answers to several important questions in their speech including: Why is kindness important? Why do some people or animals not receive much kindness? How can kindness change lives? And – What could be done to make San Pedro a kinder place? They will be judged on their presentation skills and creativity. Be Kind Belize provides training and Educators’ Resource packs, free of charge to any school, humane society, community or individual who wishes to introduce the programme locally. For more information about Be Kind Belize contact BeKindBelize@gmail.com or call 501 226 4366.
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