Medical Tourism Watch: South Korea’s medical tourism keeps surging, with foreign card spending on medical services up 66.5% in July year-on-year to 213 billion won, led by dermatology (54.9%) and plastic surgery (19.3%), while pharmacy spending share also rose to 12.7%, hinting demand is spreading beyond beauty clinics. COP17 Health Link: Mongolia’s UNCCD COP17 wrapped with a push to turn land-degradation pledges into action, as officials warned that worsening soils and drought don’t just harm ecosystems—they raise food insecurity and can increase disease risk. Local Health & Safety: Ulaanbaatar plans to revoke land-use rights for 407 plots in greenbelt areas after inspections found blocked access roads and missing routes for emergency vehicles, raising public safety concerns. Prevention Spotlight: Mongolia’s “Wellfest Mongolia” launched to promote healthier lifestyles through exercise, nutrition education, and community events, with sponsors including APU Dairy and Novotel Mongolia. Bilateral Health Infrastructure: Mongolia’s Finance Minister met ADB Vice President Scott Morris, discussing projects to build schools, kindergartens, and hospitals in high-need areas and to equip emergency management. Women’s Health Campaign: Miss World Mongolia representative Enkhtuul Bayarsaikhan’s “Protecting and Caring Breasts” project, run with the National Cancer Center, focuses on breast cancer prevention and early detection. Soil Health Warning: A UN/FAO report presented at COP17 says more than half of the world’s soils are in poor condition and proven soil-improvement measures aren’t being adopted fast enough.