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The Health Ministry announced Honduras's first imported chikungunya case and will intensify surveillance at border crossings, particularly with Nicaragua, where the virus is already circulating, to prevent community transmission.

Honduras's leading public hospital is operating elective surgery at half capacity due to nationwide assemblies by the Medical College, affecting cancer patients and scheduled procedures while the government and physicians negotiate over delayed payments.

Nurses at Hospital Aníbal Murillo Escobar in Olanchito have begun informational assemblies over the firing of a colleague named Damaris, who was employed under contract since 2024; union leaders warn that protests may escalate if the Health Ministry does not explain or reverse the dismissal.

Honduras's Public Ministry is investigating Centro Médico Centroamericano in Tegucigalpa for allegedly using uncertified scanning equipment to issue false disease diagnoses, charging patients over 5,000 lempiras (about $200) for bogus results and expensive treatments.

Honduras formalized a new Commission for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy on August 31, part of a broader system to protect children's and adolescents' rights, with coordination across government agencies and international partners to address early pregnancy and its underlying causes.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government and Fundación Amigos del Hospital María signed an agreement to improve facilities at Hospital María, Especialidades Pediátricas, focusing on parking areas and accessibility for patients, families, and staff.

Hospital San Felipe has performed more than 3,600 surgical procedures and biopsies since April 2026, with ophthalmology accounting for over 1,500 cases, as part of an effort to reduce the surgical backlog and serve patients who had waited two to three years for operations.

Social Security beneficiaries in Tegucigalpa reported arriving before dawn for two consecutive days to seek medical appointments, finding clinic gates locked and complaining of months-long delays and medication shortages.

Honduras's health ministry is monitoring a nationwide increase in diarrheal and stomach infections in children and adults, with tests still under way to identify the cause, and urges hand hygiene and food safety precautions.

Honduras's child-welfare agency (Senaf) documented 62 pregnancies among girls and adolescents so far in 2026, attributing them to sexual violence, and warned that many victims do not report abuse or seek institutional help.

Honduras's Health Ministry announced a major investment to upgrade Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa and Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas in San Pedro Sula, including new operating rooms, medical equipment, and specialized facilities for kidney transplants and other advanced procedures.

Honduras has confirmed 12 measles cases—six imported and six locally acquired—and health officials say they screen suspected cases daily, warning that one infected person can spread the virus to up to 18 others and urging continued vaccination.

The Hospital Psiquiátrico Mario Mendoza, Honduras's main public psychiatric facility, receives dozens of patients daily from across the country, many traveling hours because their municipalities lack mental-health services, reflecting a growing nationwide demand and shortage of specialized centers.

San Pedro Sula has confirmed 243 dengue cases in 2026 with no deaths reported, though health officials say seven recent patients show warning signs and two cases have been classified as severe dengue.

The Social Development Ministry and UNFPA signed a 19-month, L7.6 million (about $305,000) agreement for the "Sembrando Futuros" project, which will directly serve 600 girls and adolescents across nine municipalities in seven departments, aiming to cut teen pregnancies, school dropout, and violence.

Health authorities confirmed a six-month-old infant in Cortés contracted measles, bringing Honduras's total to 12 cases, and warned that vaccination coverage of only 70% falls far short of the 95% needed to prevent a wider outbreak.

Hospital Católico Universitario Nuestra Señora de Suyapa will officially open on July 17–18 with outpatient care, emergency services, clinical labs, imaging (including MRI and CT), and inpatient beds, aiming to expand access to specialized diagnostics and reduce surgical waiting lists.

Hospital San Felipe's oncology chief reports 5–10 new breast-cancer diagnoses daily, with most patients arriving in advanced stages; he urges women to seek early evaluation when they notice warning signs.

The new Regional Hospital of the South in Choluteca, under construction by Chinese firm SFECO Group for $61.2 million, is among the most advanced of eight hospital projects promised in the previous administration, with completion targeted for August 2026.

Honduras will host the Third International Congress on Rare Diseases in Tegucigalpa from July 16–18, bringing together health officials, researchers, and patient advocates from 10 countries to strengthen regional cooperation and improve care for rare-disease patients.

Honduras's health ministry is monitoring 200 suspected measles cases, with six confirmed, concentrated in Cortés, Yoro, and the Bay Islands, as officials urge vaccination to contain the outbreak.

Nurses, orderlies, and hospital staff shut down San Pedro Sula's Leonardo Martínez Hospital to demand 10–11 months of unpaid back wages owed under a court order for their reinstatement after winning a wrongful-dismissal case.

Honduras's agricultural health authority has confirmed avian influenza in wild birds, particularly black vultures, and has collected about 450 dead birds while monitoring over 150,000 backyard poultry in 90 communities to prevent spread to domestic flocks.

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.

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.

About 500 public-sector physicians are protesting unpaid salaries stretching two to five months back and demanding reinstatement of colleagues they say the government fired, causing partial service cuts across Honduras's public hospitals.

Hospital Santo Hermano Pedro in Catacamas declared an alert over a sustained rise in dengue cases and announced temporary limits on specialized outpatient care, with emergency and internal medicine units treating 10–15 dengue patients each.

Hospital Escuela reported 196 suspected dengue cases from January through mid-July, with hospitalizations down 60% compared to the same period last year, though one death has been recorded.