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Clear filtersHealth Ministry to Modernize Two Major Teaching Hospitals
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.
Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 29, 2026#hospital-escuela#catarino-rivas#sesalHealth Trust Moves L500M to Bank, but Hospitals Still Lack Medicine
Four months after Congress approved a health emergency and a trust fund managed by Banco de Occidente, the government transferred L500 million (about $20 million) but has made no drug purchases and completed only 155 surgeries, while hospitals remain 75–78% stocked on basic medicines.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 9, 2026#drug-shortage#fideicomiso#hospital-escuelaSnake Bite Cases Climb Across Honduras
Honduras's health system reports a surge in venomous snake bite cases, with Hospital Escuela treating 64 patients this year across eight departments; physicians warn that delays in seeking antivenom treatment can cause permanent organ damage and amputation.
Once NoticiasLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 7, 2026#snake-bite#public-health#rural-healthHonduras Faces Critical Shortage of Snake Antivenom
With 63 snake-bite cases reported so far in 2026, Honduras is struggling to stock antivenin serum in hospitals nationwide, a shortage that officials attribute to supplier problems and lack of government prioritization despite deaths from delayed treatment.