HIV Prevention Access: Gilead and PAHO agreed a new regional pathway to speed access to twice-yearly lenacapavir (Yeztugo) for HIV PrEP across Latin America and the Caribbean, using PAHO’s regional purchasing for 14 countries including Uruguay. Health Logistics in Focus: DHL Supply Chain will acquire Colombia’s Open Market, adding 21 warehouses, 13 cross-docking platforms, an owned transport fleet and temperature-controlled capabilities—explicitly strengthening DHL Health Logistics for pharmaceuticals and medical products. Hemophilia Treatment Pipeline: Sandoz and mAbxience signed a licensing and development deal to create an Emicizumab biosimilar, expanding biosimilar options in hemophilia A (with commercialization exclusions including Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay). Food & Nutrition Watch: Argentina’s per-capita beef consumption fell to a record low as prices rose and output dropped—an affordability signal that can ripple into regional diets. Local Climate & Health Risks: El Niño is expected to intensify, with forecasts pointing to above-average rainfall and higher flood risk for southern Brazil and parts of southeastern South America, including Uruguay. Mental Health & Public Awareness: NBA player Michael Sweetney died at 43; after his career he became a mental health advocate, speaking about depression and grief.