| Abstract |
The Ministry of Health of Honduras in collaboration with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) implemented service
availability mapping (SAM) in July 2007. The purpose of SAM Honduras was to collect information on availability and
coverage of health services and resources and to use the results to improve health policy decision making.
The SAM survey was implemented in 19 out of 20 regional departments. The regional health department of Metro
Tegucigalpa in the department of Francisco Morazán was the only area excluded from the survey. Health officers from
a range of health facilities completed questionnaires addressing the availability of health services. A total of 419 health
establishments participated in the SAM. Information was collected from three different levels of the health system namely
national, regional and area.
The focus of this report is on 4 regions with high rates of HIV/AIDS: Metro San Pedro Sula, Comayagua, Atlántida (La
Ceiba, El Progreso) and Gracias a Dios. Specifically the report covers two categories:
1. Human Resources
2. Facilities providing selected services
• HIV/AIDS counselling, testing and treatment
• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)
• Co-infection: TB and HIV interventions
• Adolescents and HIV
• Social marketing programs and information
• Education and communication (IEC).
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