An article on Latribuna.hn reports that "... The new legal framework will take effect in the next 45 days and will give rise to the approval of four special laws that will regulate the scope of these principles. "

The new law radically changes the public health system in Honduras, because it would allow the inclusion of various sectors who had no access before, and for a choice of the medical institution in which you wish to be treated, whether state or private.

See summary of the new law on Latribuna.hn

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