Drug-Use Prevention in Nampula: Nampula’s governor Eduardo Abdula urged communities—not just police and courts—to help identify drug dealers and protect youth, backing school-focused kits and wider roles for teachers, parents, and local leaders. Malaria Reminder: A public health explainer warns malaria is still a preventable killer, stressing prompt diagnosis and treatment and the danger of self-medication. HIV Funding Pressure: A global AIDS response piece says progress is being undermined by deep funding cuts alongside organised anti-rights and anti-gender backlash, with key populations and gender justice described as essential. Mozambique-China Health Capacity: China-aided work on a National Surgical Centre at Maputo Central Hospital breaks ground, promising emergency/trauma services, imaging, pharmacy, labs, operating rooms, ICU, and inpatient beds. Healthy Diet Affordability: FAO reports Malawians are priced out of healthy diets as costs surged, with Mozambique noted as similarly affected—highlighting the need for targeted nutrition support. Regional Health Governance: SADC’s August summit in Durban is expected to tackle regional priorities including integration and migration pressures that can spill into health and wellbeing. Infrastructure for Care: Tanzania signed health and energy PPP deals at Africa50, a reminder that reliable power and services underpin stronger healthcare delivery across the region. AIDS Map Blunder: The US State Department apologised after an AI-generated Africa map mislabeled countries during AIDS 2026, including Mozambique—sparking outrage amid wider HIV programme cutbacks.