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	CDC programs in Honduras
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CDC has collaborated with public health institutions in Central America since the 1960s. Through these alliances, CDC has addressed priority public health burdens in Honduras. CDC addresses HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, emerging infectious diseases, flu, and field epidemiology training. CDC is also helping strengthen Honduras’ health systems by increasing the technical skills of epidemiologists in the region.

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CDC office (physical presence)
No U.S. Assignees
1 Locally Employed

iconHonduras at a Glance

Population: 7,754,700
Per capita income: $3,710
Life expectancy at birth women/men: 76/71 yrs
Infant mortality rate: 24/1000 live births

iconTop 10 Causes of Death

  1. Perinatal conditions 16%
  2. Diabetes mellitus 6.7%
  3. Congenital malformation 6.6%
  4. Cerebrovascular disease 6.1%
  5. Ischemic disease 5.1%
  6. Lower respiratory diseases 4.5%
  7. Pneumonia 3.8%
  8. Cirrhosis 3.7%
  9. Hypertensive heart disease 3%
  10. HIV/AIDS 2.5%

Source: Secretaría de Salud. SIS/Defunciones Hospitalarias. Honduras. 2010.

What CDC Is Doing

  • Conducted preparation and training on standard operating procedures for influenza sentinel surveillance units in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa
  • As of 2011, 257 local health staff were trained in basic-level field epidemiology, 54 in intermediate-level field epidemiology, and 12 in the advanced-level of the Field Epidemiology Training Program
  • Conducting a behavioral surveillance study to determine the prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among most-at-risk populations

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  • Page last updated: October 18, 2013
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