Workforce & Access: Britain plans 300,000 new youth work placements under a £2.5bn package, with sectors including construction, health and social care, aiming to pull a “lost generation” into sustained jobs. Rural Health Funding: Maine will host webinars on its Rural Health Transformation Program, targeting $190M+ in rural providers, workforce and technology. Children’s Behavioral Health: Maine continues implementing DOJ-linked reforms, rolling out new children’s behavioral health rules to standardize access and coordination. Weekend Primary Care Expansion: Qatar’s PHCC adds Al Waab Health Center to weekend services, expanding to 22 weekend-operating centers while bolstering 24-hour urgent care. Clinical Pipeline Moves: Avacta reports “encouraging” early signals for AVA6000 in salivary gland cancer, with a safety profile tied to lower toxicity vs conventional doxorubicin. Ebola Preparedness: CEPI earmarks $60M for Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine trials, including Moderna’s mRNA candidate. Pharma & Manufacturing: Hikma announces a $267M Ohio expansion creating 350 jobs, while Wockhardt wins US FDA approval for Zaynich (cefepime/zidebactam) for complicated UTIs. Health Tech & AI: Microsoft expands Copilot Health Preview to more US users, as Penn Medicine signs a deal to deploy AI clinical agents across its system. Policy & Privacy: Vermont’s legislature advances health-related bills including reference-based pricing and a broad data privacy law affecting HIPAA-covered entities.