Tuberculosis Screening Begins at Women's Prison

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 31, 2026 · Originally reported October 30, 2026 by OPS/PAHO – Noticias

Health authorities began systematic tuberculosis screening at Honduras's National Female Penitentiary on October 26, offering chest X-rays, rapid molecular tests, and preventive therapy to all 800-plus inmates and staff to detect and head off active disease.