Three-Week Doctors' Strike Leaves Vulnerable Patients Without Care

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 24, 2026 · Originally reported September 24, 2026 by Once Noticias

A three-week work stoppage by the Medical College of Honduras has left patients with cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, and hypertension unable to reach scheduled appointments, procedures, and treatments, forcing many to pay out of pocket for private consultations that can exceed L3,000 (about $120).

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Once Noticias, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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