Hospital safety & accountability: Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif ordered suspension of eight officials and criminal proceedings after a fire at PIMS killed 14 newborns, citing missing alarms/sprinklers and weak emergency procedures. Healthcare workforce & violence: A 21-year-old nurse in Hyderabad was found murdered after police allege rape; separately, a nurse in Michigan described ongoing violence against healthcare workers as strikes spread. Fraud & procurement scandals: South Africa’s Hawks arrested a suspect tied to the R635m Tembisa Hospital tender fraud, including alleged manipulation of RFQs; in the US, Froedtert Hospital sued CVS Health over alleged reimbursement fraud worth about $18m. Clinical care updates: Venezuela’s University Hospital of Caracas reported 20 robotic surgeries with no complications; cardiology trials EPIDAURUS and ACASA-TAVI both challenged or refined antithrombotic strategies after AF/MI and TAVI. Access & prevention: Kuwait updated clinical scrubs color rules for health staff; Abu Dhabi launched a back-to-school SEHA Clinics campaign mixing screenings with career-themed play; Australia’s pharmacy density data flagged rural access gaps. Maternal/child services: Sidra Medicine and The Pearl International Hospital expanded cord blood banking access in Qatar. Community & patient experience: A darts fundraiser delivered an IV vein-finder scanner to Caithness General Hospital.