Disaster Preparedness: Bhutan’s Thimphu earthquake drill (7.5 scenario) with Nepal’s technical support flagged gaps in emergency equipment and how hospitals and responders coordinate, as authorities tested decision-making, rescue operations and resource mobilisation for the Thimphu Earthquake Contingency Plan. Healthcare Funding (India–Bhutan): Under India’s Project Tied Assistance, Bhutan is set to receive new support for health and disability services, including renovation of Gelephu Hospital, offices for the National Centre for Traditional Medicine Services and a National Traditional Medicine Hospital, and the Selwa Centre for persons with disabilities, alongside disaster preparedness funding for a National Emergency Operations Centre. Kidney Care Access: Bhutan launched home-based peritoneal dialysis (PD), offering a lower-cost alternative to hospital haemodialysis for kidney failure patients and reducing travel burdens. TB Control: Bhutan’s Ministry of Health is stepping up efforts against drug-resistant TB with earlier diagnosis, contact screening and community interventions, while noting a gap between estimated and notified cases but maintaining a treatment success rate above 90%. Maternal & Child Support: Bhutan’s Third Child Plus Programme continues monthly cash support for eligible families, including Bhutanese living abroad who opt in. Mental Health Expansion: PEMA has expanded mental health and protection services nationwide, including maternal mental health screening, teacher training for wellbeing, and adolescent screening tools. Health Policy Watch (Regional): A parliamentary panel in India urged reforms to improve affordability and transparency in private hospital billing, including benchmarking basic room tariffs.