Health Infrastructure Boost: Mozambique will build two new health facilities in Ngaúma and Mecanhelas (Niassa) with BADEA funding of $21m, aiming to improve emergency care, maternal and child health, diagnostics, inpatient services, and staffing. Disaster-Linked Hunger: After the late-2025/early-2026 floods, Gaza families report a second crisis—lost wells, livestock and harvests, followed by sharp food price rises and worsening hunger. HIV Funding Pressure: At AIDS 2026, critics warn that HIV programmes are being hit by deep funding cuts alongside anti-rights and anti-gender backlash, threatening progress toward 2030 targets. Drug-Trafficking Prevention: Nampula’s governor urges communities—not just police and courts—to help identify drug dealers and protect youth, including through schools, parents and local leaders. Malaria Reminder: A new piece reiterates malaria’s preventable-but-deadly toll and the need for prompt diagnosis and proper treatment. Tech for Inclusion: An opinion argues ICT access is essential for people with disabilities, enabling independence through communication, telehealth and accessible learning. Regional Health Diplomacy: Tanzania signed health-related PPP deals at Africa50, including expanded renal services—relevant for regional health capacity building. Mozambique Care Upgrade: China-aided work begins on a National Surgical Centre at Maputo Central Hospital, set to expand emergency/trauma, imaging, pharmacy, labs, operating rooms, ICU and inpatient beds. Food Security & Nutrition: Southern Africa is piloting a new chickpea variety to improve climate resilience and nutrition, including lower nitrogen needs. AIDS Map Blunder: The US State Department apologized after an AI-made Africa map mislabeled countries during AIDS 2026, adding to scrutiny of US health commitments. Drug Use Prevention in Schools: School-focused initiatives in Nampula aim to curb drug use by building prevention inside communities.