<h1>Legal risks in foundation-First Lady healthcare partnership: charity compliance, data protection, public ethics, publicity and advertising rules</h1> A philanthropic foundation and a national First Lady hosted a summit announcing healthcare-capacity programs including scholarships, training, media education, awards, and educational materials across multiple countries. The partnership with a national government and public figures raises issues of compliance with charitable, data-protection, and public-sector ethics rules, potential publicity and endorsement restrictions, and transparency around funding sources and beneficiary selection. The release includes promotional claims and a political-neutrality statement and was distributed via a wire service with a disclaimer shifting editorial responsibility, implicating press-release liability and advertising law considerations. Contractual terms for scholarships, IP for published materials, and regulatory reporting obligations should be reviewed.