West Nile Virus Alert: Moldova confirmed two West Nile cases—one locally acquired in a 65-year-old in Chisinau, and one travel-related in a 39-year-old woman from Tiraspol after returning from Germany—reminding residents to watch for fever and seek care early. Parliament & Health Insurance: MPs meet Sept. 10 with agenda items including amendments to the 2026 budget and, in second reading, changes to the state budget, state social insurance budget, and mandatory health insurance funds for 2026. Deregulation for Businesses: Prime Minister Vasile Tofan outlined plans to cut bureaucracy and simplify inspections, reviewing about 100 legislative acts and targeting roughly 80 permits for elimination or simplification. Scholarships for Health Students: Moldova will raise student scholarships by at least 40% in 2026–2027, with the biggest increases for health sciences. Transnistria Support: Moldova says it allocated over 218 million lei in the first half of 2026 for medical insurance, medicine/device reimbursements, social benefits, and education in the Transnistrian region. WHO Leadership Shake-up: Saima Wazed resigned from her WHO regional post amid fraud and forgery investigations, escalating scrutiny inside the organization.