Mongolia Health Funding: Mongolia signed Asian Development Bank loan agreements to boost education and health, including a USD 225M provincial health modernization plan (aimag hospitals, emergency/ICU/surgical services, and a new 300-bed model hospital in Uvurkhangai) plus school and kindergarten expansion under an education access project. Cross-Border Health Cooperation: Mongolia and Kazakhstan advanced trade and cooperation through their 10th intergovernmental commission session, with a joint protocol explicitly covering healthcare among other sectors. Flu Prevention in the Capital: Ulaanbaatar’s “Together Against Flu” campaign reported 67.2% coverage so far, with 180,000 high-risk people vaccinated using a GCFLU Quadrivalent vaccine; officials warn flu activity could start earlier than usual. Public Health Risk Watch (Regional): Russia’s Irkutsk region reported a suspected plague death linked to a lab worker, triggering quarantine and nearly 200 people under observation—an alert for Mongolia given natural plague foci near the border. Animal Health (Mongolia): Goat pox spread in Govi-Altai, with thousands culled after lab confirmation in Tsogt and Delger soums, following cross-border introduction concerns. Health Tech & Access: A Japanese-backed drone blood delivery program in Mongolia is expanding, with drones already delivering blood to 23 locations via the National Center for Transfusion Medicine.