Budget Limits Curb IHSS Specialist Hiring

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 16, 2026 · Originally reported July 15, 2026 by El Heraldo

Honduras's social-security hospital is short of cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, oncologists, and other critical specialists, a problem worsened by fiscal limits that cap spending even though the hospital wants to hire more doctors.

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Also reported by: La Prensa

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