And, from one crisis at Western Regional, to another. While the press had the opportunity, Marin was asked about the death of 29 year-old Toledo Resident Nolberta Sanchez, which the family alleges happened due to the negligence of the medical professionals.
As we told you, she was giving birth to her 4th child, and she had to be transferred from the Southern Regional Hospital to the Western Regional Hospital. There she managed to deliver her baby, but there were complications which her husband believes were caused by poor medical care.
Health Minister Marin told the media that they will find out what caused the death:
Hon. Pablo Marin - Minister of Health
"I have heard of the case. It's very sad definitely. My heart goes to the family, but we are doing the investigation and the ministry will start to do all the investigations that we need to do and deal with the situation."
Reporter
"When can I expect the investigation?"
Hon. Pablo Marin - Minister of Health
"Really we don't know. Our technical people already have that on their hands and we cannot say anything more because it will be, like I have already mentioned that they will take legal actions from it."
Reporter
"But have you spoken to the doctors, to the management on this particular case?"
Hon. Pablo Marin - Minister of Health
"No, remember this just happened I think about 2 days ago and I was here in corozal but definitely my CEO is more or less telling me what is happening and we definitely will be dealing with it."
Reporter
"Sir, do you feel that some sort of, because we are both on health…had the operating theatre but in Belmopan we don't have an ultrasound and in Dangriga we don't have an ultrasound machine either. That's one of the reasons the family says that she might have died, if that the doctors had check her inside - Petrocaribe should have gone more to health or maybe some."
Hon. Pablo Marin - Minister of Health
"Our finance is implemented all over the country. I just mentioned to you, we got a grant about 30 million for Belmopan. The operating theatre in Belmopan is a new operating theatre. We are doing extensions of the pharmacy and the lab. We are working all over the country."
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