Back Pay

The Health Ministry processed payments of about L79.9 million (roughly $3 million) for cost-of-living adjustments and a five-year bonus to 4,258 employees across 31 health units, with Deputy Minister Ángel Eduardo Midence also confirming that contracts with decentralized hospitals will remain in effect through December 2026.

The Health Ministry's vice minister said the government asked the Medical College for a two-week grace period before paying roughly 300 contract and interim physicians their back wages, citing administrative delays and pending paperwork from the prior administration.

Honduras's Medical College (CMH) gave the government three days to pay over two months of back wages to public-sector doctors and reinstate physicians who were dismissed, threatening escalated labor action if demands are not met.