Honduras Health News

Nurses, nursing assistants, stretcher-bearers, and support staff at Leonardo Martínez Valenzuela Hospital in San Pedro Sula protested Monday over salary arrears of up to ten months, despite continuing to work regularly since their reinstatement in July 2025 following a wrongful-dismissal lawsuit.

Honduras maintains epidemiological red alert after recording its first severe dengue death in 2026 and a rise in suspected domestic measles cases, with public-health experts urging immediate vaccination campaigns and early medical care to prevent outbreaks.

María Teresa Hernández García, 22 and pregnant, died at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa hours after being rushed from Copán with severe burns sustained in a home accident; her family is seeking financial help to transport her body for burial in San Nicolás.

Honduras's Health Ministry extended its vaccination and deworming campaign through June to boost immunization coverage nationwide, as the country reports five confirmed measles cases.

CAMO Foundation, a regional university center, and Hospital de Occidente launched a road-safety awareness campaign featuring a motorcycle-crash survivor's testimony to reduce traffic accidents and promote protective equipment use among riders.

Hundreds of residents from nine villages in Concepción de María, Choluteca, received free medical consultations, eye exams, glasses, vaccines, and medications during a health brigade in Cofradía, plus food aid to families with limited access to healthcare.

Honduras has recorded 3,800 suspected dengue cases nationwide to date, marking a 49% decline from the same period last year, according to the Health Ministry's surveillance chief.

The Metropolitan Health Region is conducting a house-to-house vaccination campaign across Tegucigalpa on June 13–14 and June 20–21 to increase immunization coverage.

Chef Sandra Isabel Díaz del Valle Hernández died on June 10; authorities are investigating and attempting to locate the physician who treated her, amid unconfirmed reports linking her death to complications from a cosmetic procedure.

Chef and television presenter Sandra Díaz died Wednesday after receiving an injection in her neck at a private clinic for back and neck pain; authorities are investigating whether medical negligence caused her sudden collapse and death.

The US Embassy in Tegucigalpa has advised American citizens traveling to or residing in Honduras to ensure vaccinations are current and carry proof of immunization, as regional measles cases have prompted stricter health screening and possible quarantine measures at borders.

Patients returned to hospitals and clinics after physicians and the government reached a deal ending ten days of labor protests, though appointment backlogs, medicine shortages, and long wait times persist.

Honduras's Health Ministry has confirmed an imported measles case in the Bay Islands and is urging residents to watch for fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and rash while checking their vaccination status.

Honduras is hosting the 30th International Medical Congress and 9th International Nursing Congress from June 11–13 in Tegucigalpa, bringing together regional and international medical experts to present research on complex diseases and clinical advances.

Pregnant women in labor must wade through puddles and poor conditions to reach the maternity ward at Hospital San Felipe in Francisco Morazán due to the deteriorated state of the facility's entrance.

A forum on emergency contraception in Honduras found that despite a decree mandating free access in public facilities without a prescription, rural women face significant barriers, pharmacies inconsistently stock the pill, and awareness campaigns remain insufficient.

A bill introduced in Congress by lawmaker Johana Bermúdez would guarantee free, non-discriminatory medical care, confidentiality, and social support for Hondurans living with HIV while obligating the state to ensure continuous antiretroviral drug access.

Forensic officials are conducting an autopsy on chef Sandra Isabel Díaz del Valle Hernández, who died at Hospital Escuela, after her death was classified as undetermined with no complete medical file on record.

Honduras has logged 3,823 suspected dengue cases through early June, with 66 hospitalizations and children under 15 the hardest-hit group, as health authorities urge residents to eliminate mosquito breeding sites during the rainy season.

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.

A 27-year-old woman from El Progreso, Yoro, who traveled to Guatemala and re-entered Honduras through an informal border crossing has tested positive for measles, the country's fourth confirmed case.

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.

Honduras's agricultural authority confirmed H5N1 avian influenza in black vultures found dead in El Higuito, Lempira, and activated containment protocols; domestic poultry in the area remain healthy, but officials urged stronger biosecurity measures.

Honduras's Health Ministry has flagged older adults as most vulnerable to myiasis (botfly infection) after three deaths among people over 70, with the parasite now detected in urban areas including Tegucigalpa.

Homer Mejía, head of Health Surveillance, warned that measles can cause severe complications including permanent vision damage, respiratory failure, and death, especially in young children and immunocompromised people.

Honduras has confirmed 176 human screwworm cases and three deaths — all elderly women — since March, with the parasite now detected in Tegucigalpa, prompting health authorities to urge residents to keep wounds covered.

Honduras has confirmed three imported measles cases as health officials warn the disease is twice as contagious as COVID-19, while the Americas region has recorded 21,400 cases and 31 deaths in 2026.

Congressman Carlos Umaña criticized the Public Prosecutor's order halting hospital construction nationwide, saying the audit should proceed without stopping work on projects requiring 18 more months to complete.

Health authorities confirmed a third imported measles case in Corinto, Omoa, a border zone in Cortés, as the virus circulates actively in Guatemala and neighboring countries; officials say no community transmission has occurred yet but are intensifying vaccination and contact-tracing efforts.

The Health Ministry has extended its national vaccination and deworming campaign because coverage remains below the 95% target, with free vaccines available at over 1,800 health facilities, mobile clinics, and door-to-door teams, with particular emphasis on children under five.