UK Health M&A: Spire Healthcare has agreed to a £1bn takeover, valuing the private hospital operator at about £1.03bn, a deal that reignites debate about the pace of privatisation in healthcare. Qatar Primary Care Demand: Qatar’s PHCC reported 447,782 health-centre visits in August, up 17.6% from July, with family medicine clinics and dental services driving most consultations. Sri Lanka Primary-Care Push: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake outlined a major restructure to route patients through primary-care doctors and create about 1,000 new “Arogya” centres to reduce pressure on hospitals. Sri Lanka Reform Focus: A health expert warned reforms must prioritize implementation over paperwork, calling for better coordination and upgrades in hospital tech, workforce management and disease prevention. Nigeria Cashless Gap: Patients at FCT public hospitals alleged cash-only payments and missing receipts, pushing families toward nearby PoS operators and raising accountability concerns. Edo State Regulation: Nigeria’s EDOHERMA ordered Jess Royal Hospital closed for operating over 10 years without statutory registration. COPD Self-Help: New findings suggest laughter therapy can reduce breathlessness severity in COPD, alongside pursed-lip breathing, offering a low-cost option for patients. Veterans’ Healthcare Outcry (Australia): Veterans protested a proposed $5,000 annual cap on allied health services starting July 2027. Digital Health Monitoring (Asia-Pacific): Dong-A ST will supply its HiCardi wearable monitoring platform across six Asia-Pacific markets via Schiller Asia Pacific distribution. Lung Cancer Screening Lessons: A global report urges health systems to focus on how to implement lung cancer screening fairly and sustainably, not just whether it works—key for India’s high-risk population.