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Clear filtersIHSS Patients Buy Their Own Medicine Amid Supply Delays
Social Security patients are spending L3,000–L6,000 monthly (about $120–$240) out of pocket for medications and supplies due to treatment delays, with chronic and cancer patients most severely affected by administrative backlogs and supply shortages.
Once NoticiasLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 26, 2026#ihss#drug-shortage#social-securitySocial Security Patients Demand Better Specialist Access
Patients covered by Honduras's social security system are urging authorities to expand coverage and improve service quality, citing the near-impossibility of obtaining specialist appointments.
IHSS Doctors Warn of Financial and Service Crisis
The president of the IHSS doctors' association says the social-security institute faces a severe crisis driven by government debt exceeding 30 billion lempiras (about $1.2 billion) and another 6 billion lempiras from other sectors, compounded by overcrowding, physician shortages, and no new buildings in over 30 years.