Malaria Surge: Southern Africa is seeing a malaria spike linked to warmer temperatures and changing rainfall, with Mpumalanga in South Africa reporting a fourfold jump in cases and Mozambique recording nearly 1.3 million cases after severe flooding—health teams warn transmission seasons are getting longer. HIV Drug Resistance Watch: Togo’s HIV gains are real, but early signs of resistance to dolutegravir have been detected in children and adolescents, raising concerns about how long current treatment success can last. Mozambique Health & Safety Context: Mozambique’s new mining law expands state ownership and pushes local processing, but the broader development push also raises health and environment questions for communities near new projects. Refugee Health Risks in SA: In Durban’s Sherwood Hall, thousands of displaced Malawians are stuck in overcrowded conditions with limited bathing and shared toilets, increasing disease risk while repatriation buses remain uncertain. Immigration Pressure on Health Services: South Africa’s crackdown and xenophobic violence are driving mass returns and displacement across the region, with Archbishop Sipuka urging citizens not to “turn away the stranger” and warning migrants lack food, clean water, and medical care. Water & Child Wellbeing: World Vision UK was thanked by Pope Leo XIV for child wellbeing work, including clean water and healthcare—highlighting how basic services protect health in conflict-affected settings. Data & Health Surveillance Deal: The US-Nigeria health agreement includes enhanced health surveillance and data monitoring, raising concerns about health sovereignty and how data-sharing could affect local control of outbreak response.