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More than 1,000 adolescent girls become pregnant each year in Honduras, according to Cristina Alvarado, the women's rights defender, highlighting a persistent public-health challenge.

Honduras has recorded 15 whooping cough deaths among infants so far in 2026, health authorities announced.

Honduras has recorded more than 5,000 dengue cases so far in 2026, with one confirmed death, according to the health authority's surveillance chief, prompting fresh public-health alerts.

Lawmakers from the opposition Liberty and Refoundation party criticized the government's cancellation of a planned molecular laboratory, calling it a major mistake and saying officials have not publicly explained the decision or its reasons.

The Cabinet declared a six-month health emergency nationwide after confirming H5 avian flu in wild birds and at a breeding farm in Santa Bárbara, while pledging to maintain priority investment projects.

The Health Ministry has detected more than 200 suspected measles cases and is intensifying epidemiological surveillance nationwide to track and contain the outbreak.

Honduras has recorded 14 whooping cough deaths so far in 2026, a 75% increase over the eight deaths reported throughout all of 2025.

The Honduran government and World Pediatrics agreed to pursue a cooperation accord aimed at speeding complex children's surgeries, securing medical supplies, and strengthening public hospital capacity.

Honduras health authorities confirmed two additional deaths from severe dengue, bringing the year's total to three fatalities from the virus.