Colegio Medico

The president of the Medical College says public hospitals are canceling operations due to shortages of sterile surgical supplies, sutures, and lab reagents—a broader crisis beyond the fentanyl shortage—while questioning the government's accounting of emergency surgeries performed in private centers.

Honduras's Medical College president says public hospitals face critical shortages of fentanyl, medications, laboratory supplies, and surgical materials that have forced suspension of surgeries and left patients paying out of pocket for necessary materials.

El Salvador's medical college issued a statement opposing the Honduras government's threats to revoke the legal status of the Honduran Medical College (CMH), saying the organization legitimately defends doctors' labor rights, wages, medicine supply, and public health.

Deputy Carlos Umaña warned that the government has failed to honor agreements made with the Medical College of Honduras, risking a new labor dispute as hospitals continue facing shortages, infrastructure gaps, and staffing problems.

Five months into President Asfura's administration, relations between the government and the Medical Association of Honduras have deteriorated over disputes about hospital care, medication theft accusations, and payment protests, with analysts warning of a deepening health-system crisis affecting patients.

Honduras's Medical Association rejected claims by Vice President–designate María Antonieta Mejía linking doctors to corruption and medicine shortages in public hospitals, demanding she provide evidence within 72 hours or issue a public apology.

President Asfura's government and the Medical College of Honduras agreed on a new salary scale, reinstatement of separated physicians, and improved benefits for health-sector workers, ending the physicians' nationwide informational assemblies.

Honduras's Medical College escalated its strike into an eighth day of nationwide assemblies at health facilities, demanding answers on layoffs, reinstatements, back pay, and formal contracts for physician managers.

The Medical College of Honduras and the Health Ministry are negotiating over physician demands including back pay and job security, with proposals now being reviewed by union members while doctors maintain informational assemblies at hospitals nationwide.

President Asfura announced agreements to pay 300 doctors owed salaries since December 2025 and formalize contracts for 87 physicians, with a June 30 deadline, following talks with the Medical College of Honduras.

The Medical College of Honduras and Health Ministry agreed to strengthen dialogue channels to address physician demands, but doctors will continue informational assemblies at healthcare facilities while consulting union members on any agreements.