Migrant Rescue & Health Care: Mauritania’s coast guard rescued 216 migrants in two Atlantic operations, with over 120 still missing after one boat sank; 179 were pulled from a Senegal-to-Canary Islands route and taken to Nouadhibou hospital, while 37 were saved from another vessel after a long drift following fuel and food shortages, with survivors reporting severe dehydration, exhaustion and thirst. Public Health & Women’s Rights: A court discussion on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) highlighted that the practice is treated as a public health and morality issue, while WHO estimates 4.5 million girls are at risk in 2026, with major prevalence reported across parts of the region. Healthcare Investment: OIC leaders met in Nouakchott to push stronger partnerships and regional value chains for local production of medicines, vaccines and medical devices, aiming to make healthcare systems more resilient. Regional Health Cooperation: Somalia’s health minister joined a Nouakchott forum on health financing and South-South cooperation, stressing sustainable funding and expanded pharmaceutical manufacturing. Health Policy Spotlight: WHO validated El Salvador’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, reinforcing global progress toward ending the leading infectious cause of blindness by 2030. Health Access & Mobility: The U.S. imposed temporary flight restrictions on Americans recently in DR Congo due to Ebola risk, including a 21-day stay-out requirement before travel home.