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Clear filtersHospital Crisis Persists Despite Emergency Decree
Though the government distributed $6 million in medicines across six departments as part of an emergency decree, doctors and patients report that shortages of staff, surgical supplies, fentanilo, and operating-room repairs continue to undermine public hospital care and lengthen surgical waiting lists nationwide.
Once NoticiasLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 17, 2026#hospital-crisis#drug-shortage#health-emergency-decreeHonduras's Mental-Health System Buckles Under Demand
Honduras's mental-health system is collapsing, with the country's only acute psychiatric hospital receiving 15–20 patients daily and fewer than 70 psychiatrists nationwide, while stigma, lack of prevention, and insufficient public services leave most conditions untreated.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 24, 2026#mental-health#hospital-mario-mendoza#public-health-system