Pharmaceutical capacity in focus: Cameroon says it has grown from 7 pharmaceutical production units in 2020 to 19 in 2026, but locally made medicines still cover less than 5% of national consumption needs—while only about 15% of the National Essential Medicines List is covered by 239 approved products. The Ministry of Public Health links the gap to financing limits, energy and raw-material shortages, competition from imports, and delayed payments for public orders. Gender-based violence spotlight: Cameroon is facing a surge in femicides, with calls for prevention to start before a woman is killed, including better education on warning signs and stronger support for survivors. Cholera prevention, community-led: In Yaoundé’s Djoungolo, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Ministry of Health are pushing community-driven sanitation and hygiene efforts to reduce cholera transmission, building on local cleaning days and neighbourhood consultations. Health workforce push at WHO: At the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Addis Ababa, Cameroon’s public health minister urged stronger regional planning for health workers, citing Africa’s heavy disease burden versus its small share of the global workforce, and highlighted progress on child wasting reduction and routine immunization coverage. Local health-adjacent development: Cameroon’s CDC is urging government action after reports of palm tree destruction at Esuke in Mutengene, warning it could undermine livelihoods and recent investments.