Highland Support Push: Bhutan’s Home Affairs Ministry is setting up a Special Technical Committee to assess highlanders’ winter and livelihood challenges, with 10 districts (including Thimphu) nominating representatives across sectors like health, education, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure. Training for Safer Care: A pilot study explores how one-to-one supervision during a private hospital anesthesia rotation can improve medical students’ rural clinical learning and patient-safety skills. TB Control Focus: The Ministry of Health says it’s stepping up prevention, early diagnosis, contact screening and community action to tackle drug-resistant TB, while noting treatment success stays above 90%. Mental Health Expansion: PEMA has broadened mental health and protection services nationwide, including maternal mental health screening, teacher training, and adolescent wellbeing screening. Kidney Care at Home: Peritoneal dialysis is now available in Bhutan, offering kidney patients a home-based option instead of repeated hospital travel. Food Safety Crackdown: BFDA tightened import controls after calcium carbide was found in imported Langra mangoes, requiring testing before release. Complex Surgeries Collaboration: Bhutan and Thailand signed an MoU to support more advanced procedures, including laparoscopic/endoscopic surgery and chronic kidney disease treatment. Private Hospital Bill Pressure (India): A parliamentary panel in India recommends major pricing and transparency reforms for private hospital billing.