Health System Leadership: Moldova’s Ministry of Health is appointing Iuliana Garam as Secretary of State from Oct 1, with a mandate to modernize how medical services are planned and financed, building on her WHO experience and prior work at the national health insurance company. Healthy Aging & Learning: Moldova State University’s University of the Third Age is expanding after strong demand, adding courses on healthy longevity, fitness, digital skills for seniors, and well-being plus intergenerational communication. Medical Training Support: Seven USMF students in medicine and pharmacy (plus dentistry) will receive state merit scholarships for 2026–2027, rewarding academic performance and extracurricular involvement. Food Safety & Public Health: Moldova has started work on a national modernization program for authorized meat and dairy processing establishments to align with EU rules and strengthen official controls, supported by EU/Danish expertise. Clinical Research in Moldova: Hummingbird Bioscience reports the first patient dosed in a Phase II trial of HMBD-001 (with cetuximab) for advanced squamous cell cancers, with study sites including Moldova. Local Care Infrastructure: Government approved creating a centralized “Moldova Proiect” office to speed up strategic infrastructure delivery, including regional hospitals in Bălți and Cahul.