AI & Health Workforce: Ethiopia says it will launch an AI university in 2027 to train African students and boost “Digital Ethiopia” goals—an effort that could also feed future AI-enabled diagnostics and care capacity. Medical Tourism Push: Ethiopia’s health ministry is pitching the country as a regional medical tourism destination, citing upgrades at St. Paul’s Hospital and a plan to pair tertiary care with AI-driven diagnostics and reliable medicines. Regional Outbreak Readiness: IGAD launched a $31.9m PREPARE project with WHO and IFRC to strengthen cross-border surveillance, labs, and emergency-trained health workers across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda. Polio Elimination (Horn & Yemen): Ministers meeting alongside WHO and partners reaffirmed synchronized action to stop variant poliovirus transmission, with Djibouti among the countries coordinating in a high-mobility, high-risk setting. Neglected Disease Support: WHO and Gilead renewed a five-year partnership to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), including medicine donations and expanded diagnosis and treatment access with a sharper East Africa focus that includes Djibouti. Humanitarian Alarm (Somalia): Aid agencies warn Somalia is nearing catastrophe, with 6.5m people facing acute food insecurity and 1.8m children suffering acute malnutrition—raising urgent spillover concerns for the wider Horn, including Djibouti-linked response planning.