Ebola in Central Africa: Virunga National Park says the current Ebola outbreak is among the worst in 30 years, with limited resources, conflict pressures, and no vaccine for the circulating strain—so rangers are building screening posts and even protecting mountain gorillas from infection. Ebola basics for readers: A separate explainer notes Ebola is caused by orthoebolaviruses, can be deadly without treatment, and does not spread like flu or COVID; it also highlights that the U.S. has reported no confirmed cases from this outbreak and that traveler risk is low. Vaccine push: KNUST’s School of Public Health joined a major consortium (DENSTAR) to speed dengue vaccine development and evaluation in Africa, targeting a single-dose tetravalent vaccine as dengue rises with climate and urban growth. Health & safety in care systems: A rights report warns that shortcomings in investigations into suspicious deaths weaken accountability, including cases involving healthcare oversight and a Gabonese student’s death. Food prices and health risk: In Ethiopia coverage, rising gas and flour costs are shrinking bread weight and pushing up prices—an indirect nutrition concern for households. Community health logistics: A Kenyan embassy notice urges Kenyans in DRC, Congo, CAR and Gabon to register to improve consular support during emergencies like disease outbreaks.