United States Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens met yesterday with Honduran Minister of Public Health Arturo "Tuky" Bendaña to formally confirm that the US government will restart all healthcare assistance funding channeled to Honduras via the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Some of the USAID programs were suspended following the ousting of Manuel Zelaya as president last year. Ambassador Llorens expressed his willingness to support the Ministry of Public Health, specifically in the areas of improving its hospitals and clinics and developing a more efficient and transparent system for procuring medicines. Honduras' public hospitals suffer from chronic shortages of medicines and medical supplies. Minister Bendaña noted that he would use some of USAID funds to purchase antiretroviral drugs for people living with HIV/AIDS in Honduras. (3/16/10) (photo of Hugo Llorens courtesy AFP)
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