Maternal & Newborn Survival: A study in 16 maternity units across Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda links a combined training, quality improvement and mentoring programme to a 22% drop in early stillbirths and newborn deaths in the first 24 hours. Post-Abortion Care Delay: Malawi’s High Court ordered post-abortion care guidelines to be amended, but the 180-day deadline passed without finalisation—leaving girls, especially survivors of sexual violence, exposed to gaps in care. Prison Nutrition: A Malawi prison food provision report finds 702 prisoners severely undernourished, with some stations previously serving just one meal; the Prison Service says it is shifting toward three meals a day. Traditional Eye Medicine Review: A global review highlights widespread use of traditional eye medicine and calls for safer, regulated integration into eye care systems. Fuel Shock Risk: Malawi’s vulnerability is less about storage and more about foreign exchange to import fuel, raising the risk of shortages and price shocks. Health Funding Clarity: African Christian health groups welcome new US faith-based health funding but want details on how local hospitals and clinics will participate. Murder Trial (Dr Victoria Bobe): A pathologist told the court the shooting caused catastrophic brain injuries and instant death, while ballistics testimony described close-range firing. Drug Abuse as Security Threat: Zimbabwean officials frame drug and substance abuse as a national security and economic emergency, pushing for coordinated action beyond health services. Muslim Community Charity: Malawi’s Muslims mark Prophet Muhammad’s birth with prayers and charity visits to hospitals, including Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital.