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Honduras's health ministry has rolled out an integrated dengue prevention and control strategy (2026–2035) and updated clinical guidelines for patient diagnosis and management, with training planned for medical staff and nurses across health facilities nationwide.

Health authorities launched systematic tuberculosis screening at Honduras's National Female Penitentiary on October 26, targeting all 800-plus inmates and staff with chest X-rays, rapid molecular tests, and preventive therapy to identify and prevent active disease.

The Pan American Health Organization delivered medical equipment and supplies to El Paraíso's health services to strengthen maternal and newborn care, with similar kits planned for 14 additional health facilities across six Honduran departments.

The Pan American Health Organization is conducting workshops across Honduras to strengthen pharmacy and logistics personnel's skills in inventory control and proper medicine storage and distribution practices.

The Pan American Health Organization is funding improvements to water, sanitation, and hygiene systems at nine health facilities in the Central District (Tegucigalpa area) serving about 304,800 people, with work expected to be completed by November to help facilities maintain operations during water shortages and climate emergencies.

Honduras is building a National Action Plan for Health Security with technical support from PAHO, UNICEF, and international partners to translate health assessments into concrete priorities for preventing, detecting, and responding to future public health emergencies.

Health authorities told a PAHO governing council in Washington that Honduras has strengthened 256 clinics with AI-assisted video colposcopy and "See and Treat" training to improve timely care for women.

The Health Ministry is training 140 health workers in infection prevention and control to strengthen patient safety, combat antimicrobial resistance, and prepare hospitals for health emergencies, with the first cohort starting late October.

The Health Ministry distributed 20 portable colposcopy and thermocoagulation units across Honduras's 20 health regions to improve early detection and treatment of cervical cancer.

Honduras launched a two-year, $1 million project to strengthen surveillance and combat antimicrobial resistance across health, agriculture, animal, and environmental sectors through coordinated national action.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) raised an epidemic alert as measles cases across the Americas reached 47,459 in the first 28 weeks of 2026—more than eight times the 5,123 cases in the same period of 2025—with Honduras confirming 13 cases, primarily in Cortés and the Bay Islands.

Honduras is updating its integrated strategy for preventing and controlling dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and other vector-borne diseases through 2035, with Pan American Health Organization support, to strengthen surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, clinical care, vector management, and community response.