Ebola Preparedness: Kenya’s plan for an Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base is sparking fresh debate on whether the country has the full mix of isolation infrastructure, lab diagnostics, trained staff, surveillance, and emergency logistics needed for a fast, coordinated response. Allergy Care Push: AFRICALLI is using World Allergy Week 2026 to argue that asthma, eczema, food allergy, anaphylaxis and other allergic conditions should be treated as essential healthcare across Africa—not sidelined in planning, training, or medicine lists. Dengue Vaccine Momentum: KNUST has joined the DENSTAR project to help advance licensure and rollout of the tetravalent live-attenuated dengue vaccine DengiAll across sub-Saharan Africa, backed by €11m+ for trials. Gabon Trade for Health-Linked Industry: AfCFTA and Gabon signed an implementation partnership focused on the Nkok Special Economic Zone to turn Gabonese manufactured exports into real intra-African trade. Health Workforce Support: The Merck Foundation’s Africa-Asia Luminary highlighted 2,600+ scholarships for healthcare providers across 52 countries, aiming to expand specialist capacity. Wildlife Health & Ebola: Conservation groups in Uganda are stepping up protection for gorillas during an Ebola outbreak, including surveillance tools and visitor-safety gear.