Health Trust Moves L500M to Bank, but Hospitals Still Lack Medicine

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 9, 2026 · Originally reported July 7, 2026 by Criterio.hn

Four months after Congress approved a health emergency and a trust fund managed by Banco de Occidente, the government transferred L500 million (about $20 million) but has bought no drugs and completed only 155 surgeries, while hospitals hold just 75–78% of basic medicines in stock.