Public Health Strategy: Qatar unveiled its National Tuberculosis Plan 2026-2030 with WHO support, targeting priority groups and aiming to cut TB burden through coordinated implementation. Primary Care Access: The UK plans to ease pressure on GPs by expanding pharmacists’ clinical skills and national independent prescribing under Pharmacy First. Medicine Policy & Affordability: Bulgaria’s free-medicines-for-children scheme still lacks a consistent, system-wide approach, with critics pointing to gaps between policy on paper and real-world delivery. Healthcare System Accountability: The Philippines’ Court of Appeals ordered Notre Dame De Chartres Hospital to compensate senior patients for failing to apply required senior discounts and VAT deductions. Drug Use & Youth Health: Fiji’s medical officer warns children as young as 14 are presenting with HIV, TB, hepatitis C and severe mental health issues tied to drug use. Hospital Care & Safety: Libya’s Tripoli University Hospital is continuing open-heart surgeries to reduce treatment delays by localizing specialized care. Workplace Disaster: Tamil Nadu’s seafood sector faced a major ammonia gas leak at a shrimp export facility, killing 7 women and hospitalising 60+ workers; investigations are underway. Supply Worries: A UK pharmacist says medicine shortages are the worst he’s seen, with chronic-condition treatments among those affected. Medicare Reform: CMS’s AI-assisted prior authorization pilot for traditional Medicare is off to a rocky start, raising concerns about delays and denials.