Dengue Vaccine Push: KNUST’s School of Public Health has joined the DENSTAR Project to fast-track licensure and rollout of the single-dose DengiAll dengue vaccine across sub-Saharan Africa, with Phase III trials planned on the continent and over €11m secured to cut dengue fever’s growing burden. Child Health Tech: Malawi hospitals using IMPALA, an AI patient monitoring system, report major drops in under-five deaths—cutting deaths by about 40% to 51% in participating paediatric wards—by flagging early deterioration so staff can act sooner. Cancer Care Training: Merck Foundation is expanding oncology capacity in multiple African countries through scholarships and training programs aimed at increasing the number of trained cancer specialists and care teams, alongside World Cancer Day 2026 awareness efforts. Gabon & Health Research: A Gabon-linked bioacoustics project is using sound monitoring to better track forest biodiversity changes that satellites can miss, supporting stronger conservation health for ecosystems. Policy & Rights (Health Impact): A U.S. veterans health directive and related legal moves are reshaping LGBTQ+ access to care and protections, with potential knock-on effects for health services.