COVID-19 situation in Honduras: lessons learned

Resumen

Several emerging and re-emerging diseases in the last decade showed the global weakness to detect and act in a timely manner in situations that threaten the health of the planet. Latin America has been vulnerable to outbreaks as a result of increased poverty, social inequity and the poor response capacity of the public health system.

Diversas enfermedades emergentes y reemergentes en la última década han evidenciado la debilidad global para detectar y actuar de forma oportuna ante situaciones que amenazan la salud del planeta. América Latina ha sido vulnerable a brotes como consecuencia del incremento de la pobreza, la inequidad social y la pobre capacidad de respuesta del sistema de salud público.