By the middle of next week, the KHMH Board of Governors is expected to pinpoint who – if anyone - is accountable for the dozen baby deaths in the pediatric intensive care unit. It was announced today that a press conference will be held next Thursday to give those answers to the public.
That's what came out of a meeting this morning convened by the Prime Minister, who returned to Belize yesterday. PM Barrow met with the Chairman, Chandra Nisbet Cansino and some members of the Board including the CEO in the Ministry of Health, Peter Allen.
An official release says that The Prime Minister was updated on the progress of the investigation. The statement adds that "The PM has committed to assist with any interim arrangements to outsource urgent neonatal cases to private hospitals while the KHMH Unit is being made completely safe by remodeling, expansion and replacement of equipment."
Next week's press conference is also expected to include a start date for the new KHMH wing that will house the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which the Government is now committing to help finance.
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