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Radio América will hold a large-scale medical clinic this Saturday at the Instituto Técnico Honduras in Tegucigalpa, expecting to provide between 9,000 and 10,000 health-care services to Hondurans.

The IHSS Regional Hospital in San Pedro Sula received specialized medical supplies and equipment from Gift of Life International for a pediatric open-heart surgery brigade scheduled for October 19–24, benefiting both insured and uninsured children.

An anti-corruption group filed a complaint asking Honduras's audit tribunal to investigate whether doctors were paid during the ongoing health-sector strike and whether they met their work obligations, as the walkout nears 40 days and disrupts patient care.

The government began three-month renovations of Fundación Abrigo facilities in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula that provide free lodging to patients and families from rural areas seeking treatment at public hospitals, and donated wheelchairs, crutches, and equipment to support the centers.

Hospital Escuela treated 222 emergency patients during Morazán Week (October 3–9), with 178 cases—80.2%—stemming from traffic accidents, including injuries and fatalities.

Honduras's Medical College convened a nationwide assembly on October 4 to address labor grievances including an end to dismissals, reinstatement of fired professionals, and unpaid wages, with emergency services required to remain staffed.

A medical brigade held Friday in the Oakridge community of Roatán at Marco Aurelio Soto School treated approximately 4,000 patients.

The Honduran Medical College has called all physicians nationwide to an emergency informational assembly on Sunday at 7 a.m.

The Health Ministry's vice minister said the government asked the Medical College for a two-week grace period before paying roughly 300 contract and interim physicians their back wages, citing administrative delays and pending paperwork from the prior administration.

President Nasry Asfura said the government has completed payment of all biennial bonuses and cost-of-living adjustments owed to doctors through August 31, and is opening positions for specialist physicians to expand health-system capacity.

Hospital Santa Teresa de Comayagua's subdirector said the facility is maintaining scheduled surgeries and procedures despite a shortage of anesthetics.

Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas in San Pedro Sula has reduced its surgical waiting list by 30% and reports 80% medication supply levels, though 655 patients still await surgery, mostly in urology, vascular and general surgery, and orthopedics.

Honduras has recorded 6,218 dengue cases nationwide through epidemiological week 29 (late July), according to the Health Ministry's surveillance unit.

A medical brigade in Juticalpa, Olancho provided care to approximately 6,200 patients in a single day.

The Agriculture Ministry's health agency (Senasa) is training veterinarians, importers, and customs agents on requirements and procedures for importing animal products and veterinary medicines to strengthen biosecurity and ensure compliance with import controls.

Congressman Carlos Umaña warned that dengue cases continue rising in Honduras with conditions favoring severe illness and potential deaths especially in children and adolescents, as the more virulent type 3 strain circulates.

Under a January memorandum with the government, Fundesur Honduras has distributed $6 million in medications across six departments, reaching over 122,000 Hondurans at public health facilities.

A large medical brigade in the Comayagua community of Guachipilín provided care to approximately 7,800 patients, according to Dr. Yefrin Maradiaga.

More than 1,000 girls aged 9 to 14 become pregnant each year in Honduras, a crisis the women's rights ombudsman attributes to the lack of comprehensive sex education that leaves adolescents vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.

A Health Ministry mobile program called "Healthcare Closer to You" has provided free consultations, lab work, and medications to over 6,000 people in rural areas, with Vice Minister José Miguel Castillo saying it will expand nationwide and prioritize cancer screening for women.

A 35-year-old woman went into labor on a bus traveling the Patuca–Juticalpa route near Cayo Blanco; firefighters provided emergency care and transported her and her newborn daughter to San Francisco Hospital for observation.

Congressman and physician Carlos Umaña warned Hondurans that the Health Ministry has confirmed serotype 3 is now the dominant dengue strain, and those who previously contracted serotypes 1 or 2 face greater illness if infected with type 3.

A medical brigade organized by Radio América is treating between 7,000 and 8,000 patients in San Marcos de Colón, according to Dr. Jeffrey Maradiaga.

Honduras's Medical Association rejected claims by Vice President–designate María Antonieta Mejía linking doctors to corruption and medicine shortages in public hospitals, demanding she provide evidence within 72 hours or issue a public apology.

Public Ministry spokeswoman Lorena Cálix said the office will not open a criminal investigation into the poisoning of a family in La Esperanza, Intibucá, who consumed toxic mushrooms, finding no evidence of third-party involvement and treating it as an isolated health matter.

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.

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.