Doctors' Pay Strike Enters 29th Day Nationwide

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 5, 2026 · Originally reported October 4, 2026 by El Heraldo

Physicians have halted outpatient consultations for 29 straight days nationwide to demand back wages owed to roughly 840 doctors, some unpaid for nine months, a stoppage that health authorities say has affected more than 27,000 patients.

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