Isis Fajardo
Dr. Isis Fajardo is the head of the Regional Health Department of Cortés, Honduras. Recently, she has been in the news for issuing a preventive alert regarding the increase in measles cases in Central America, emphasizing the importance of vaccination and public health measures to combat the disease's potential resurgence. Under her leadership, vaccination campaigns and public awareness efforts have intensified across the 11 municipalities of the region to ensure that vaccination coverage improves, as it has significantly declined due to misinformation stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Isis Fajardo, director of the Health Region of Cortés, explained that the victims from Choloma and Puerto Cortés were minors under two years old who did not have the vaccine against the disease.
Aumentan muertes por tosferina en el norte de Honduras
Honduras· 2025-10-09
Isis Fajardo noted the challenges in attracting medical talent to municipalities outside of San Pedro Sula.
70% de subespecialistas faltan, cirugías retrasadasHonduras· 2025-09-12
Isis Fajardo, directora de la Región Sanitaria de Cortés, señaló que la carnet también se está exigiendo en los más de 80 centros del departamento.
Centros de salud exigirán carné de vacunación para atender a niñosHonduras· 2025-08-12
Doctor Isis Fajardo emphasized the importance of maintaining a culture of prevention regarding health.
Suben precios de mascarillas por alza de casos de covid-19Honduras· 2025-08-02
Isis Fajardo, director of the Health Region of Cortés, informed about the positivity rate of COVID-19 cases in her department.
142 contagios en lo que va del añoHonduras· 2025-07-28
Isis Fajardo is the director of the Sanitary Region of Cortés who discussed vaccination rates and misinformation.
Salud advierte que Cortés y Tegucigalpa exponen al país a brote sarampiónHonduras· 2025-07-26
Dr. Isis Fajardo, the director of the Sanitary Region of Cortés, informed about the positivity rate of COVID-19 in the department.
Casos de covid-19 se triplican en el Mario RivasHonduras· 2025-07-24
Isis Fajardo is the director of the Regional Health Department of Cortés and detailed the detection of two cases of mpox.
Confirman viruela símica en dos municipios de CortésHonduras· 2025-07-22Isis Fajardo is the director of the Departmental Health Region of Cortés.
Salud decidirá este sábado si pondrá nuevas medidas ante contagios de covidHonduras· 2025-07-18
Dr. Isis Fajardo, head of the Departmental Health Region of Cortés, issued a preventive alert regarding measles.
Cortés refuerza vacunación y vigilancia debido al sarampiónHonduras· 2025-06-07