Maternal & newborn care: Uzbekistan has completed its first Ishonch Fund health project focused on improving maternal and newborn services, signaling continued investment in safer pregnancy and early-life care. Primary care access in the capital: A Tashkent meeting on Sergeli district highlighted major upgrades over the past decade, including 50 new public and private clinics and expanded school and preschool capacity—part of efforts to make healthcare easier to reach without long trips into the city. Air pollution & public health: Uzbekistan’s ecology authorities have started relocating greenhouse production from several Tashkent region districts, citing health impacts from greenhouse heating emissions; heating systems are being disconnected and facilities moved toward Surkhan-Agro. Cross-border health cooperation: Uzbekistan and Georgia elevated ties to a strategic partnership, with signed memorandums covering healthcare cooperation alongside customs, digitalization, education, agriculture, tourism, and radiation/nuclear safety. Health-sector enforcement: Uzbekistan’s competition authorities took legal action against six healthcare providers for overcharging, ordering refunds for 127,000 patients. Environment & health warning: A juvenile whale washed ashore on the north-west coast and was taken for necropsy, with experts urging the public not to interfere—an ecosystem health reminder that can also reflect wider environmental risks.