Dr. Sana Ajmal recalled the day her team excitedly called a father whose child, a boy with Type 1 diabetes, had been waiting for months to receive insulin. His son was finally off the waitlist, they announced. He had already died. “The father said, ‘We kept waiting, and he’s no more,’” said Dr. Ajmal, founder and executive director of Meethi Zindagi , a Pakistan nonprofit focused on people with diabetes. It’s a devastating yet regular occurrence. Dr. Ajmal spoke of the moral pressure her organization faces: the desire to save as many lives as possible while maintaining insulin supplies for the children already in the program. Now, with cross-border attacks between Pakistan and Afghanistan and broader regional conflict affecting supply chains, health care providers report growing uncertainty around the continuity of care for people living with chronic diseases. Even short interruptions to treatment, insulin access, and nutritious food sources can have life-threatening consequences.…