Shoulder to Shoulder changed their process for how brigades bring medicines into Honduras as of April 2023.
The U.S. Embassy also released a notice to all Medical Brigades coming into Honduras that the Agency of Sanitary Regulation (ARSA) is seizing more medications and equipment from brigade groups and must abide by ARSA regulations to avoid this from happening.
Read the two documents below for more details.
The following are the documents and payments that need to be completes by brigade university groups and Shoulder to Shoulder to complete the ARSA pre-approval process. StS staff will work with you to set deadlines on the completion of these documents and for the reimbursement process to the organization.
NOTE: Any controlled substances will be flagged and can delay the process or cause increased questioning by ARSA in the airport. Please avoid bringing them in.
Once all paperwork has been submitted by StS we will keep you updated on ARSA's response and send you the necessary paperwork to present at customs. Any paperwork submitted to StS later that the deadline cannot be guaranteed completion and may increase questioning by ARSA in the airport.