Ebola Preparedness: Ethiopia says it has stepped up screening, airport surveillance, and lab readiness after the DRC/Uganda Ebola outbreak accelerated, with no suspected cases reported so far. Ebola Vaccine Push: Researchers are racing to scale a Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate (ChAdOx1 BDBV) through rapid manufacturing partnerships as case numbers rise. Humanitarian Health Coordination: The African Union launched a new humanitarian coordination platform to improve crisis response across displacement, hunger, conflict, and climate-linked disasters, noting a major funding gap that strains health and water services. Local Health Capacity & Disease Control: A rare emergency C-section helped deliver a baby gorilla after ultrasound complications, with vets reporting mother and newborn are doing well—highlighting ongoing veterinary medical capacity. Health & Rights in Focus (Equatorial Guinea): A UN rights group says an Equatorial Guinea lawyer-activist held in a dungeon-like prison must be released, keeping attention on health and wellbeing behind detention conditions. Regional Health Diplomacy: A “Bridge to Africa” university program opened in the Canaries, explicitly linking cooperation to tackling diseases and epidemics. Public Health Context: The WHO is cited as leading the case for stronger global health action as outbreaks spread faster than response systems.