New Law Makes CPR and First Aid Training Mandatory in Schools

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 21, 2026 · Originally reported October 19, 2026 by Congreso Nacional

Honduras has enacted a law requiring all ninth-grade and secondary students at public and private schools to be trained in CPR, first aid, and airway-clearance techniques by certified groups including the Red Cross and the fire service.

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

Related stories

The Honduras Report

Honduras, in English, in your inbox.

The week's most consequential stories on Honduras with the context behind them, every Thursday. Free.

Honduras, in English — one email every Thursday. Free, and unsubscribe anytime.