Honduran Army Seizes Hospitals, Drugs Amid Social Security Scandal By Aditya Tejas

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Honduran Army Seizes Hospitals, Drugs Amid Social Security Scandal By Aditya Tejas


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Honduras' army on Wednesday seized control of several medical supply centers amid an ongoing graft scandal. In this photo, a man in a
wheelchair yells slogans as he takes part in a march to demand the resignation of Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa
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Honduran armed forces seized public hospitals and warehouses that stored medicine on Wednesday after a recent graft scandal involving the country’s Social Security Institute prompted them to take measures to ensure that patients had access to drugs.

President Juan Orlando Hernandez said that the army would conduct an inventory check to ensure that there are no drug shortages. It will then identify the producers and providers capable of guaranteeing the quality and distribution of the medical products.

Hernandez said he would take steps toward "disbanding the mafias that have controlled the system of storage, distribution, delivery and acquisition of medicines," the Associated Press reported.

Hernandez’s administration is embroiled in a scandal where his political party allegedly used $90 million, belonging to the country’s Social Security Institute, as campaign funds. Hernandez has reportedly denied the allegations.

More:
http://www.ibtimes.com/honduran-army-seizes-hospitals-drugs-amid-social-security-scandal-1972456

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