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After 26 days of informational assemblies nationwide, a new round of talks ended without agreement, leaving over 12,000 consultations suspended and Hospital Escuela operating at about 60% capacity.

Physician assemblies at Honduras's public-health institute have suspended outpatient consultations and elective surgeries for nearly a month, costing over L400 million (about $16 million), while doctors press demands for wage adjustments and contract improvements.

Honduran doctors launched informational assemblies and suspended outpatient visits and elective surgeries at the IHSS, alleging the government broke wage agreements.

Nurses held assemblies in La Ceiba and San Pedro Sula on August 20, pressing the Health Ministry to fulfill signed agreements on permanent positions, back pay owed since January, and reinstatement of fired workers, warning of potential work stoppages.