Chinese Medical Support: China’s PLA Navy hospital ship Auspicious Ark wrapped up a seven-day Mission Harmony-2026 stop in Nouakchott, reporting 6,864 patient visits, 38 surgeries and 143 health checkups, plus community consultations and health education. Maternal Care Highlight: The ship also delivered Mauritania’s “Auspicious Baby,” after doctors treated a breech pregnancy and gestational hypertension onboard. Local Access to Care: A free clinic in Nouakchott’s Arafat District saw over 200 locals examined, including eye patients with cataracts and glaucoma, with referrals for further treatment aboard the ship. Emergency Medicine Training: Mauritania held its first Scientific Day on Emergency Medicine in Nouakchott, focused on building faster, better-prepared emergency response teams. Health Funding: Mauritania signed health system support financing with the World Bank (Enaya Expanded), targeting reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition, including emergency response capacity. Noma Awareness: MSF-supported free surgeries in Nigeria are giving children with noma a chance at recovery, underscoring how malnutrition and neglect drive the disease. Public Health Communication: Sahrawi Republic took part in Nouakchott’s North Africa Social and Behaviour Change Communication workshop, aiming to strengthen community health awareness and prevention.