Philippines Health Policy: The new DOH secretary, Dr. Jose “Brix” Pujalte Jr., took office vowing to strengthen the public health system and support healthcare workers, while unions urged him to immediately clear delayed COVID-era Health Emergency Allowances and fund a grievance board to resolve claims. Workforce & Access: Malaysia’s Sabah is set to benefit from a Public Service Department move giving the MOH more control over staffing posts, aiming to speed hiring and deployment in rural areas. Hospital Quality & Safety: NYU Langone highlights how patient safety protocols and quality metrics shape outcomes like mortality, complications, length of stay, and readmissions. Medicine Supply & Shortages: Patients at Samoa’s Tupua Tamasese Meaole National Hospital report ongoing medicine shortages, while the ministry has not responded to requests for comment. Public Health Emergencies: Bangladesh’s PM directed adequate antivenom and emergency medical supplies for flood-hit areas. Disaster & Injury News: Japan reported heatstroke hospitalizations tripling week-on-week, and Bangkok’s deadly music bar fire death toll rose to 30 with dozens still hospitalized. Clinical Innovation: Málaga’s Regional University Hospital says it led Andalucía and ranks among Spain’s top centers for bone marrow transplants, including unrelated-donor procedures using new graft-versus-host disease prevention. Tech & Pharma Business: Experity acquired Exdion Healthcare to expand AI-driven revenue cycle automation for urgent care, while AscellaHealth became an ACAP preferred vendor to help community plans manage specialty pharmacy costs. Global Care Delivery: SYNLAB Nigeria expands lab access via 43 centers nationwide, aiming to reduce delays and improve diagnostic consistency. Healthcare in the Courts: In the Philippines, detainees including Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan underwent independent medical checks tied to ongoing plunder cases.