Regional Health Security Funding: IGAD launched the $31.9 million PREPARE project to strengthen pandemic preparedness across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda, using a One Health approach with WHO support and IFRC delivery, focusing on cross-border surveillance, lab capacity, and trained emergency health workers. Medical Tourism Push: Ethiopia says it wants to become a Horn of Africa medical tourism hub by upgrading tertiary care, adding AI-driven diagnostics, and improving specialized services—citing patients already coming from neighboring areas including Djibouti. Polio Coordination in the Horn: Ministers and partners met in the Horn of Africa and Yemen to accelerate action against variant poliovirus, stressing stronger cross-border coordination, synchronized surveillance, and closing immunity gaps. Snakebite Risk From Climate Change: A WHO-led study warns snakebites may rise as venomous snakes shift habitats with warming temperatures, increasing human encounters and adding pressure to health systems in affected regions. HIV/STI Burden (Women): New research highlights how HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections affect women of child-bearing age differently across regions, underscoring the need for targeted sexual and reproductive health services.