Digital Health & ID: Gabon is pushing ahead with eGabon-SIS health-sector modernization, including operationalizing its national digital ID and building interoperability infrastructure, plus upgrades for secure internal messaging and a Single Master File to improve civil service payroll management. Health System Access: A Niger State community in Nigeria (Gabon community) says its only primary healthcare facility, the MDG Clinic, has been non-functional for over five years, with residents left without basic services. Nursing Capacity Building: Fifty senior nursing leaders from 27 countries are training at PGIMER, Chandigarh, in a public health policy and management programme that includes Gabon among participating countries. Sickle Cell Focus: African drugmakers and researchers are linking local pharmaceutical production to sickle cell care as WHO urges wider access to hydroxyurea and child-friendly formulations. Ophthalmology Innovation: Hexiris Ophthalmics plans to present first-in-human OBi glaucoma data at major fall meetings, highlighting a new approach aimed at improving access to glaucoma surgery. Health-Adjacent Policy Finance: A new discussion on debt swaps highlights how “debt-for-development” deals can fund health priorities, including lessons from Africa’s Debt2Health efforts. Security & Health Risk: A Russian-flagged sanctioned cargo ship was hit by drones off Africa’s coast, raising concerns about spillover risks to regional ports and coastal safety.