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3 stories in #health-ministry · El Heraldo
Clear filtersFormer Health Minister Faults Plan to Buy Private Hospital
Former Health Minister Carla Paredes argued that private hospitals' 20–60 beds cannot meaningfully relieve Hospital Escuela's 1,400-bed capacity, and blamed overcrowding on clinic closures and staff cuts.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 6, 2026#hospital-escuela#health-ministry#private-hospitalExpired Medicine and Equipment Found Exposed at Health Ministry Warehouse
Journalists discovered expired medications and medical equipment stored outdoors in sun and rain at a Health Ministry warehouse in Tegucigalpa, though the vice minister denied the items were abandoned or deteriorating.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 6, 2026#drug-shortage#health-ministry#expired-medicinesDoctors Demand Accounting of Health Emergency Funds
Honduras's medical association is calling on the Health Ministry to publicly detail how emergency-relief funds have been spent, including breakdowns of contracts, trust funds (fideicomisos), patient-selection criteria, and progress on reducing the surgical backlog.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 31, 2026#transparency#emergency-relief#surgical-backlog