Public Health Security in Laos: Lao health authorities say a Sept. 12–18 medical operation kept international delegates healthy, with 24/7 coverage across Luang Prabang venues, the National Convention Centre, and 14 hotels, including specialist teams from Mittaphab, Mahosot, Setthathirat, and Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital. Zoonotic Risk Watch: Laos’ Department of Livestock and Fisheries and WCS signed an MoU to strengthen wildlife disease surveillance and cut zoonotic transmission risk, funded at US$526,188, with work in Savannakhet Province through Dec. 31, 2028. Free Care via Military Medical Team: A Lao-Chinese military medical team will deliver free consultations, check-ups, and surgical demonstrations in Vientiane and three southern provinces from Sept. 16–21. UXO and Survivor Impact: A new Laos report spotlights UXO’s lasting harm through survivor stories, including a child injured in Xieng Khuang in 2010. Cross-border Health Safety: WHO validated Timor-Leste as eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, meaning the whole WHO-defined Southeast Asia region is now trachoma-free. Travel Health Warning (Region): The U.S. issued a Level 2 Cambodia advisory citing crime, unrest, and unexploded ordnance, urging travelers not to physically resist robberies and to avoid the Cambodian-Thai border areas.