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Healthcare labor disputes and service disruptions in LatinAm

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Labor unrest in the healthcare sectors of Honduras, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic continues to disrupt medical services. In Honduras, the Colegio Médico de Honduras (CMH) has maintained pressure through informative assemblies and strikes, protesting unpaid wages, irregular contracts, and unjustified dismissals. While the government reports that most salaries have been paid, the CMH disputes these figures, claiming 727 professionals have outstanding obligations. By mid-October 2026, the conflict intensified across the region. In the Dominican Republic, the Colegio Médico Dominicano (CMD) initiated a 24-hour nationwide strike on October 13, protesting insufficient seniority and distance incentives, hospital security deficiencies, and staffing shortages. The CMD also demanded the settlement of a RD$27 million debt owed by INTRANT and indicated it would await a formal meeting with President Luis Abinader before deciding on further actions. In Argentina, the Asociación de Profesionales del Programa de Atención Médica Integral (APPAMIA) called for a 96-hour strike from October 13 to October ~~16. PAMI doctors and dentists protested~~ 16, protesting outdated per capita ~~payments, with doctors requesting an increase from $2,700 to $4,500 per patient.~~ payments. In Honduras, the conflict at the Social Security Institute (IHSS) and the Ministry of Health resulted in a 47-day disruption. Following an agreement to establish an expanded technical table involving multiple ministries, the CMH announced the suspension of its assemblies. ~~Public health services, including elective surgeries and outpatient consultations,~~ Medical professionals were scheduled to ~~resume~~ return to their posts on October ~~27,~~ 26, 2026. The agreement ~~aims~~ sets a deadline of October 31, 2026, to ~~address~~ complete payments for validated salary arrears ~~for over 500 professionals~~ and ~~formalize labor contracts.~~ includes the development of a digital platform to modernize administrative processes. However, the prolonged strikes caused massive backlogs, with authorities noting that tens of thousands of consultations and thousands of surgical procedures were ~~postponed, with some delays potentially extending into 2027.~~ postponed.

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