Eye Health Access: Qatar Charity launched a specialised eye surgery medical convoy in Mauritania with the National Programme for Blindness Control, targeting Moudjeria, El Ghaire and Legrane; the campaign plans 2,500 consultations, 250 cataract surgeries, 250 pairs of prescription glasses and 250 medical prescriptions, urging early screening to speed up treatment. Public Health Preparedness: Africa CDC and participating countries advanced a continental Behavioural Intelligence and Infodemic Management (BIIM) framework after a Mombasa workshop, with Mauritania among the delegations; the plan aims to bring together community feedback, social listening and service-delivery data to support faster decisions on outbreaks, immunisation and trust in health services. Regional Surveillance Capacity: The Sahrawi Republic joined a North Africa public health emergency response workshop in Nouakchott (Sept 1–3) focused on strengthening RISLENT, improving lab support, building information-sharing and boosting national public health institutes. Migration Health & Support: Senegal’s consulate in Dakhla will send a mission to a migrant reception center in Bir Guindouz to identify Senegalese nationals among 201 intercepted off Morocco’s coast, with hygiene supplies, SIM cards and phone credit; migrants received medical treatment before administrative procedures, and repatriation is planned once Mauritania authorises transit. Health Risks at Sea: A migrant boat found off Spain’s Canary Islands carried 44 survivors and five bodies after 27 days adrift; survivors reported drinking seawater when food and water ran out, with three critically ill patients airlifted to hospital.