The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

HN country flag Honduras

key partners

Honduran Institute of Social Security

Ministry of Health

National Autonomous Service of Water Supply and Sewerage (SANAA)

United Nation Population Fund

UNOPS in Honduras helps partners achieve their development goals across a range of sectors. This includes providing support for sustainable infrastructure projects in the areas of health, education, water and sanitation, and adaptation to climate change, among others.

UNOPS also supports partners to respond to health emergencies and build more resilient health systems through the procurement of medicines, medical and surgical equipment, and capacity building initiatives. 

Key Information

  • UNOPS impact in Honduras

    • Procured +671 million medicines, medical and surgical equipment and items for more than 1.9 million beneficiaries of the Honduran Social Security Institute.
    • Strengthening partner’s capacities and management of a water and sanitation project – benefitting five hard-to-reach communities.

    • Developed information technology projects for five state institutions.

  • 7.86%
    Current health expenditure
    Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

    Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

    Source: data.worldbank.org (2020)

    9.75M
    Population
    Total population

    Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

    Source: data.worldbank.org (2022)

    75
    Life expectancy at birth
    Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

    Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

    Source: data.worldbank.org (2022)

  • Flag HN Contact Details

    UNOPS Honduras

    Edificio Las Naciones Unidas

    Col. San Carlos

    Calle República de México

    N.o 2816

    Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    Email: recepción.hn@unops.org

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