Ibogaine & addiction treatment: A new harvesting method for an undisclosed Amazon plant could boost production of ibogaine, a compound linked to addiction treatment, as demand grows and supply pressures threaten the traditional source used in Gabon. Public health systems: Kenya’s Ebola preparedness debate is back in focus after plans for a quarantine facility, with experts calling for stronger isolation, lab diagnostics, trained staff, surveillance, and emergency logistics. Dengue vaccine push: KNUST (Ghana) joins the DENSTAR project to help license and deploy the tetravalent live-attenuated dengue vaccine DengiAll across sub-Saharan Africa, backed by €11m in funding. Allergy care in Africa: AFRICALLI marks World Allergy Week 2026, urging African health systems to treat allergy and immunology as essential care, not a sidelined issue. Water access: A global map highlights where safe drinking water is still out of reach, showing large gaps between wealthy regions and many low-income countries. Gabon trade & health link: Gabon and AfCFTA sign an implementation partnership focused on the Nkok Special Economic Zone to turn industrial output into real intra-African trade.