Honduras Nurses Back to Streets
Nurses of the Honduras public health network have taken the streets again Monday to demand government endorsement of a salary increase to come into effect by next year.

The health professionals, it is estimated that 926 of the 1200 Honduran nurses are involved, gave the government of President Manuel Zelaya a five-day ultimatum and warned of possible pressure measures if their demands are not met.

Perla Simons, leader of the sector, confirmed former Health Minister Orison Velasquez agreed to an increase of 130 dollars, which would mean an additional million dollar allocation to that sector every year.

Meanwhile, present Health Minister Yeny Meza expressed the government ó s wish to meet the nurses request but warned of the need to heed the country ó s present financial situation.