Over 30,000 Hondurans to date have contracted the Zika virus, making it the worst-affected country in Latin America after Brazil. The government has set up a special task force to deal with the rising number of babies born with microcephaly, a birth defect which has been linked to Zika. The task force, which will focus on the provision of health and social welfare to affected families, will comprise the health ministry and the secretariat for development and social inclusion (Sedis), whose head, Ricardo Cardona, and the deputy health minister, Francis Contreras, will be at the helm.End of preview - This article contains approximately 651 words.
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