Soil science for safer, smarter farming: Through FAO’s SoilFER, Mozambican women scientists at IIAM are analysing nearly 100 soil samples a day to guide fertility improvements and reduce risks from heavy metals, with training and lab capacity building expanding women’s roles in agricultural research. Women’s rights and health accountability: Ahead of UNGA81, a SHE & Rights session warned that “family/values/sovereignty” narratives are being used to weaken women’s and girls’ rights, stressing that implementation and community engagement are key to protecting health rights. Child nutrition support in Maputo: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is training local leaders in Maputo, Matola and Beira to run under-5 nutrition screenings, caregiver education and referrals, tackling Mozambique’s high stunting and malnutrition burden. Tobacco farming health risks: WHO reports tobacco-leaf production in Africa rose while global output fell, highlighting health harms like green tobacco sickness and the risk of debt traps for farmers and workers—Mozambique is among the continent’s key producers. Traditional medicine for universal health coverage: WHO marks African Traditional Medicine Day with calls for more investment in research, regulation and innovation so traditional care can safely support universal health coverage.