The Honduran Social Security Institute (Instituto Hondureño de Seguro Social or IHSS in
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) is a
Honduran program that provides pensions and healthcare coverage. It was inaugurated in 1959 when the "Social Security Law of Honduras" was approved during the constitutional presidency of
Ramón Villeda Morales
José Ramón Adolfo "el Pajarito" Villeda Morales (November 26, 1909 – October 8, 1971) served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963.
Biography
Trained as a physician, his specialty was pediatrics. Villeda Morales was a liberal ...
. Honduran Institute assistance centers were created and formal operations began on March 1, 1962.
During the administration of
Porfirio Lobo
Porfirio Lobo Sosa (born 22 January 1947) also known by his nickname, Pepe Lobo, is a Honduran former politician, business administrator, and agricultural landowner who served as 37th President of Honduras from 27 January 2010 to 27 January 2014 ...
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Mario Zelaya was appointed as director of the Honduran Institute of Social Security. Mario Zelaya, took advantage of his position and the finances he handled to allegedly embezzle the institution of 325 million Lempiras (US $13.8 million dollars) using a network of front men, including the former deputy minister of health, Javier Pastor and the former deputy minister of labor, Carlos Montes. An alleged result of this fraud was the unnecessary death of almost 3,000 people.
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