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Samuel Santos, president of the Medical College of Honduras, testified before prosecutors about a complaint over suspended medical services during the ongoing physician strike over unpaid wages, as the dispute continues to block public healthcare.

Honduras's Medical College continued nationwide informational assemblies on October 21, marking 45 consecutive days of protest over unpaid wages, salary compliance, pending raises, and reinstatement of fired doctors, with the government and Medical College offering conflicting accounts of resolved cases.

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez called on striking physicians to halt over 40 days of work stoppages that have suspended routine medical care, arguing that patient health must take priority over salary disputes and that the action violates Christian ethics.

Physicians have suspended outpatient consultations for 29 consecutive days nationwide to demand back wages owed to roughly 840 doctors, with some not paid for nine months, affecting over 27,000 patients according to health authorities.

The Medical College of Honduras and Health Ministry agreed to strengthen dialogue channels to address physician demands, but doctors will continue informational assemblies at healthcare facilities while consulting union members on any agreements.