Public Health & Safety: Africa CDC says rumours can spark deadly disease outbreaks, pointing to recent killings linked to “genital theft” misinformation and urging stronger community communication. Eye Health in Mauritania: Qatar Charity launched an eye-surgery medical convoy with Mauritania’s National Programme for Blindness Control, targeting Moudjeria, El Ghaire and Legrane with 2,500 consultations and 250 cataract surgeries plus glasses and medicines. Disease Surveillance: Africa CDC is advancing a North Africa public health emergency response plan in Nouakchott, including harmonising regional surveillance and lab networks and strengthening national public health institutes, with Sahrawi Republic participation. Migration Health Response: MSF provided emergency care to 1,046 survivors of Atlantic crossings who disembarked in Nouadhibou, Rosso and Dakar, treating severe dehydration, fractures and infections, including women and minors. Regional Health Systems: Africa CDC also pushed a continental behavioural intelligence and infodemic management framework, with Mauritania among countries validating how to use community and information data to improve outbreak and immunisation decisions. Health-linked Cooperation: Mauritania’s Friendship Hospital expansion and Nouakchott sewage project were discussed in talks with China’s development agency, alongside broader cooperation opportunities.