Dementia Watch: The WHO says dementia is rising fast across Africa, with about 1.9 million people living with it now and costs to families and societies estimated at US$15.6 billion a year, largely driven by unpaid caregiving that can take women and family members an average of 12.9 hours daily; WHO also warns most countries still lack national dementia plans. Consumer Health Alert: A Reuters probe finds banned mercury-containing skin-lightening creams still being sold online in multiple markets, sometimes without mercury listed on labels, despite international rules under the Minamata Convention. Gabon Digital Health Push: Gabon says it’s moving ahead with eGabon-SIS, aimed at modernizing the health sector via a national health information architecture, alongside a national digital ID and interoperability infrastructure moving from planning to field rollout. Malaria Focus in the Region: A regional media capacity workshop in Congo urged stronger collaboration to eliminate malaria, highlighting its heavy toll on children under five and pregnant women. Health Tech Access: A physician-founded glaucoma technology firm says its OR-access-focused platform is being presented in Europe and North America, after humanitarian work in Gabon showed treatment exists but many patients can’t reach surgery. Local Health System Angle: A Congo health minister called malaria a preventable and treatable disease that still kills because of gaps in health justice and access. Gabon-Linked Tech News: Apple says iCloud+ will bundle Apple TV and Apple Arcade in over 100 countries, including Gabon, at no extra charge.