Counterfeit medicines: A new UNODC–WHO–CEMAC report warns that medicine trafficking is a major public health threat across Central Africa, driven by gaps in access to safe, affordable drugs; authorities seized at least 251 tonnes in Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon between 2020 and 2025, including antibiotics, anti-malarials, painkillers and psychoactive medicines like tramadol and pregabalin—fueling treatment failures, poisonings and avoidable deaths. Blood supply crisis in Yaoundé: A Cameroon-focused piece highlights chronic shortages at Yaoundé’s referral hospitals and the National Blood Transfusion Centre, describing how empty blood banks can turn emergencies into preventable tragedies. Child health through surgery: A BMC Pediatrics study reports that corrective surgery for neglected clubfoot and other deformities in rural Cameroon helped most children walk with less pain, wear ordinary shoes and return to school. Air quality funding gap: Research says some of the most polluted countries, including Cameroon, receive under $2 per person per year for outdoor air pollution—despite air pollution driving millions of premature deaths. Housing and health link: World Habitat Day 2026 calls for adequate housing as a foundation for dignity and healthier, more resilient cities. Conflict and health impacts: A decade-long Anglophone crisis anniversary story renews attention on ongoing loss of life and the human toll on communities. Governance: Cameroon mourns the death of Constitutional Council president Clément Atangana, raising questions about electoral oversight ahead of 2027.