Lassa fever history: A new account revisits Lassa town’s past and challenges stigma tied to the virus discovery, spotlighting local culture and resilience. Environmental health & climate action: Ethiopia’s Catholic Church pledges support for the Green Legacy Initiative, saying tree planting is both spiritual duty and a practical response to environmental damage, including work already done in schools and health facilities. Biodiversity funding delays: Ethiopia’s genetic resources benefit-sharing fund—stalled for about 15 years after an audit flagged delays—may finally move toward community development and biodiversity conservation once parliamentary procedures are cleared. Food security data gap: Ethiopia was left out of the latest Global Report on Food Crises due to missing or insufficient acute hunger data, with warnings that omission doesn’t mean conditions improved. Trachoma push: Orbis Ethiopia highlights trachoma’s link to repeated Chlamydia infections and limited water and care, describing long-running efforts under WHO’s SAFE strategy. Animal welfare & rabies risk: A cruelty-free coalition condemns mass dog killings in Hosanna, urging stronger rabies prevention and humane control. Cardiac care support: A Georgia-based nonprofit plans to ship $2.6m in heart supplies to Ethiopia for surgeries for 200 patients. EU-Ethiopia cooperation: The EU says ties are entering a new phase, citing expanded trade, investment, and healthcare cooperation plus eased visa rules.