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Israeli and Honduran ophthalmologists launched a weeklong surgical brigade at San Felipe Hospital to perform over 200 cataract surgeries, part of a broader effort to clear a multiyear waiting list and reduce Honduras's surgical backlog.

Hospital Escuela announced that referring hospitals must obtain medical referrals and bed availability confirmation before transferring patients, aiming to coordinate emergency admissions and optimize care capacity.

A CT scanner installed at Hospital San Felipe's oncology center has three competing explanations for its origin—a L31 million (about $1.24 million USD) purchase order, a claimed international donation, and a supposed debt—leaving its funding source unclear.

A high-tech linear accelerator donated to Hospital San Felipe and installed earlier this year remains inactive because the government has requested an additional L120 million (about $4.8 million) to make it operational, without clearly explaining why or how it relates to L100 million already spent on equipment.

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.

Health authorities in the capital have set up vaccination clinics at shopping malls, supermarkets, and the national university to increase access to flu, tetanus, and measles shots, responding to two imported measles cases confirmed in Honduras.