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Mekong-Lancang health funding: Laos and China signed agreements for seven Mekong-Lancang Special Fund projects worth US$3.31 million, including support for public health and poverty reduction, alongside agriculture and water resources work. Nuclear cooperation: Russia and Laos signed an agreement on peaceful nuclear energy use, as ties expand beyond earlier Rosatom collaboration and petroleum-product cooperation. Mekong arsenic alarm: Reports highlight toxic arsenic spreading through the Mekong river basin, with elevated arsenic found in a Thai fisherman’s urine and fingernails and warnings that contamination could reach the delta—raising serious food and public health risks for communities across borders. Nutrition access at local level: A local effort to expand nutrition access is reported as improving patient outcomes, pointing to “food as care” approaches gaining traction. World Blood Donor Day: Laos marked World Blood Donor Day with a nationwide call for blood donation, reinforcing ongoing needs for safe, timely blood supply. Hospital management capacity: A training workshop strengthened hospital management capabilities, supporting better service delivery and health system readiness. Refined oil export ban: Thailand’s refined oil export ban will continue, with limited shipments to Laos and Myanmar—an energy supply issue that can indirectly affect health services and medicines logistics. El Niño health risks: A forecasted strong El Niño is expected to drive heat, drought, wildfires, haze, and later storms and floods across East Asia, with knock-on impacts for heat stroke, water shortages, and disease risk.

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