Medicine affordability: Kuwait’s Health Ministry cut prices of 517 medicines and pharmaceutical products, bringing the three-year total to 2,760 items and aiming to keep quality high while easing patient costs. Regulation crackdown: New MoH rules tighten how medicine and medical-product promotion works in ministry facilities, including scheduled visits for company reps, restricted access areas, and a ban on direct contact with patients. Fertility care upgrade: MoH set up a technical fertility medicine unit laboratory framework in obstetrics and gynecology departments, defining duties for procedures like egg retrieval, ICSI, and embryo/sperm freezing with quality-control reporting. Public health & safety: MoH’s pest/rodent awareness pavilion at the Avenues Mall promoted prevention, while food inspectors in Ardiya issued violations over hygiene, expired licenses, and improper food handling. Drug abuse fight: Kuwait announced its biggest Lyrica bust—nearly five tons of raw powder and millions of capsules—plus a national anti-drug campaign partnership with Zain. Healthcare integrity: Authorities arrested a female doctor accused of advertising unlicensed injection services at her home, and also detained staff over a hospital stamp scam. Local community wellness: A new co-op market opened in Mutlaa, with social services planned for residents. Health access concerns: A report highlights delayed care for soldiers wounded in an Iran-linked attack on Kuwait, raising questions about follow-up treatment.