Maternal Health Upgrade in Addis Ababa: St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College inaugurated a new Fetal Diagnostic and Intervention Center to strengthen prenatal monitoring, enable early detection of congenital anomalies, and improve outcomes for mothers and newborns. Malaria Pressure in Gambella: A mother’s illness in Kule Refugee Camp highlights delays in diagnosis and access that can worsen Ethiopia’s resurgent malaria crisis. Faster Wheat Blast Detection: Ethiopian researchers are using a rapid diagnostic test that can confirm wheat blast in about 90 minutes, supporting surveillance before the disease spreads. Ebola Alarm in the DRC: Africa CDC warned that the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is expanding faster than response efforts, with deaths surpassing 2,000. Primary Care at the “Last Mile”: Last Mile Health won the 2026 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize for scaling community health workers and reaching remote populations in Ethiopia and beyond. Health Tech for Equity: LINGUA Africa selected 26 projects, with healthcare among the biggest focus areas, aiming to build African-language tools for maternal and child health and clinical AI. Food as Medicine in Maryland: AfriThrive in the U.S. is pairing culturally appropriate produce with a Food as Medicine approach for low-income African immigrant communities. Managed Care Design for UHC: Harvard Chan research presented a model for designing essential health benefits that balances population health, financial risk protection, and equity, including a case study in Ethiopia.