By Catracha Hondurena on July 8, 2010
health
General Honduras News
Students majoring in health at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) have begun training for the care of patients infected with dengue. According to the rector of the UNAH, Julieta Castellanos, students will participate in an awareness campaign for the public to eliminate breeding grounds for mosquitoes, and to learn about how to care […]
By Catracha Hondurena on May 17, 2010
Congress, health, honduras
General Honduras News
The Congress President, Juan Orlando Hernandez, visited the Regional Hospital in the port city of San Lorenzo, to find out the pressing needs of this important hospital in Southern Honduras. One of the great problems for this medical center, is its location. The hospital is adjacent to an oxidation pond that generates pollution; and citizens, […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 21, 2009
health
Honduras Travel & Tourism, Human Interest
The risk of contracting HIV / AIDS increases during the holidays in Honduras, health authorities are warning. Those who are sexually active should be certain to carry condoms and avoid excessive use of alcohol and drugs. A representative of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS), Kenneth Rodriguez, admitted that the intake […]