Malaria Alert for Djibouti: A malaria-carrying mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, first detected in Djibouti over a decade ago, is spreading across Africa and is resistant to nearly all insecticides—raising fears of year-round, city-based outbreaks as cases surged from 27 in 2012 to over 70,000 by 2020. Urban Health Risk: The species thrives in cities and breeds in household water storage, and it bites during daytime, making standard bed-net approaches less effective. Djibouti’s Regional Role in Care: China’s PLA Navy hospital ship Auspicious Ark made a technical stop at Djibouti’s support base for fuel, supplies, and medical services as part of a long humanitarian mission visiting multiple African and South Asian countries. Food Prices and Health: UN/FAO reports show staple food costs rose in July due to heatwaves and geopolitical instability, worsening hunger risk across vulnerable populations. Maritime Security and Health Spillovers: Djibouti is named among members of a Saudi-led maritime defense coalition aimed at protecting Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb shipping routes—key for keeping medicines and food supplies moving. Somalia NCD Warning: A public health commentary flags Somalia’s nutrition transition toward processed foods as a driver of cardiometabolic risk, stressing the need for stronger NCD surveillance.