Government Spent L10 Million on 154 Private-Clinic Surgeries

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 29, 2026 · Originally reported June 29, 2026 by La Prensa

From late March through early May 2026, Honduras paid private clinics an average of L65,000 (about $2,600) per operation to clear a backlog of more than 13,700 patients awaiting surgery in public hospitals, spending nearly L10 million in the first eight weeks.

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