Public Health & Climate: A new push for integrated, multi-disease testing is highlighted by a TB specialist in the Philippines, arguing patients often fall through gaps between TB and HIV care. Family Planning Access: In the Philippines, Project LAYA completed its first regional rollout of hands-on training for more than 60 doctors, nurses and midwives on the Levonorgestrel 2-rod implant in Calabarzon. Digital Health (Singapore): Singapore’s SIMFONI initiative will adapt AI foundation models to local cardiometabolic and eye-care needs, with plans to link into electronic medical records. Healthcare Fraud & Safety (Singapore): SGH and NHG warned the public about TikTok impersonators selling medical products while wearing hospital uniforms. Infectious Disease (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka reports 65,034 dengue cases and 42 deaths this year, with intensified vector control in multiple districts. Cancer Outlook (Global): WHO warns global cancer diagnoses could rise from 20.6m today to 35m by 2050 as costs and inequality strain health systems. Maternal Health Research (India): India’s ICMR will upgrade its Keylong field station into a high-altitude medicine and public health research centre. Ebola (DR Congo): Ebola front-line workers in Ituri protest unpaid wages, threatening outbreak response as deaths climb. Health Workforce (India): MoHFW ran a national training-of-trainers for primary healthcare staff at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, with cascade rollout planned from August 2026.