And looking at the bigger picture of the Ministry of Health in its current state - Faber pulled no punches when he compared the track record of former DHS Marvin Manzanero - who has been exiled to a windowless basement office - and Chebat who has been shuffled out of the Ministry.
No less than the Prime Minister has publicly called Manzanero a "disaster" - today Faber asked where the disaster really lies:
Hon. Patrick Faber, Leader of the Opposition
"If Manzanero could have been deemed a failure for seventy-five deaths, where do you categorize Michel Chebat for six hundred and seven deaths? Does he deserve the reward for even continuing to be a part of the P.U.P. administration, the P.U.P.'s cabinet? And Mr. Prime Minister and new Minister of Health and Wellness, the same conditions will prevail in terms of our health system if you don't get a chief executive officer that can work and function in a professional manner with the minister and other ministry officials. If you don't properly secure those areas that come under or what came under the Director of Health Services, if you don't have a proper epidemiology unit, if you don't properly procure medical supplies and if you don't allow regional medical institutions to operate in a proper manner and we must end this mafia-type monopoly of covid19 testing. When it comes to procuring these covid tests, only a few people are gaining huge profits and Belizeans are not benefitting whatsoever."
