Kyrgyz Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Ulan Mamatkanov met with Carl Skau, acting executive director of the UN World Food Programme. They agreed to continue working together under the 2025–2030 Food Security and Nutrition Programme.
A Spanish law strengthening patient safeguards in involuntary mental health care has entered into force. The government has one year to submit a bill reforming the judicial procedure for involuntary admissions.
Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has approved a plan to extend population breast cancer screening to women aged 45 to 74. Mammograms will generally remain two years apart.
Chinese researchers activated an immune pathway linking alveolar macrophages and NK cells in mice, inducing memory-like NK cells inside the body. The approach showed an effect against melanoma growth.
Azerbaijan has begun pilot remote medical examinations at four penitentiary facilities. Consultations cover several specialties, including psychiatry and dermatology.
Afghanistan’s public health minister met a Russian delegation and representatives of the Russian Embassy. They discussed training medical professionals and exchanging expertise.
A serviceman underwent complex open-heart surgery at the Main Clinical Hospital of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defence. His condition is satisfactory, and he is recovering under medical supervision.
Macao’s Health Bureau reported five clusters of flu-like illness among students at five schools. Two students are in hospital and remain in stable condition.
Twenty-eight people developed fever, abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting after a group meal in Macau attended by about 200 people. The municipal authority is investigating and testing food and environmental samples.
Demand for qualified specialists remains high in Kazakhstan. The sharpest staff shortage is in healthcare, as well as in some skilled trades and technical and engineering professions.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at improving health outcomes for women and girls throughout life. It calls for better coordination of research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Innovative health monitoring features on Apple Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch and AirPods Pro are available in Kazakhstan. The Ministry of Health expanded access through direct agreements with the manufacturers.
Breast cancer mortality in Argentina fell 14% between 2014 and 2024. The health ministry highlighted the importance of early detection and timely treatment.
Kazakhstan is introducing digital services to support timely screening, checks of vaccination records and confirmation of medical services provided. Alerts will be sent via 1414.
Chilean senator Juan Luis Castro said around 450,000 people are waiting for surgery, with an average wait of a year and a half. He also criticized a 14.4% budget cut for the Ricarte Soto Law.
More than 17,000 breast cancer cases have been detected at an early stage in Kazakhstan through the state screening programme. Early detection significantly improves the chances of effective treatment.
Kazakhstan has performed robot-assisted lung surgeries for the first time. The procedures took place during a master class on robotic surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis.
Hungary’s National Public Health and Pharmaceutical Center has called on healthcare providers to prepare for extreme cold expected in the coming days. The weather poses particular risks to older people, infants and those with chronic conditions.
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