Former Health Chief Questions Plan to Buy Private Hospital

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 7, 2026 · Originally reported October 6, 2026 by El Libertador

Former Health Secretary José Matheu criticized the government's plan to buy a private hospital to ease overcrowding at Hospital Escuela, arguing the money should instead finish two already-funded trauma hospitals in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.

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