Health Security Funding: Gabon is set to benefit from a new World Bank Health Security Programme in West and Central Africa, with a €78.7 million loan and a $10 million grant aimed at strengthening prevention and response to health emergencies across Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, and Congo. Public Health Finance: A second set of financing agreements approved by decree includes €41.92 million from the Islamic Development Bank to support the Dja Integrated Rural Development Project, targeting rural infrastructure and economic activities that can support healthier communities. Regional Disease Watch: DRC’s Ebola outbreak is accelerating in Ituri Province, with WHO warning it is the fastest-growing on record, as international partners ramp up support including diagnostics, mobile labs, and training. Community Health Promotion: Merck Foundation, working with Africa’s First Ladies, announced winners of its 2025 Fashion, Song and Film Awards focused on issues like ending child marriage and GBV, plus diabetes and hypertension prevention and early detection. Water Resilience: A new Africa-wide groundwater mapping effort is helping communities plan safer pumping sites as droughts and heavy rains disrupt traditional water sources, with the goal of improving access to drinking water.