Substance Abuse & Public Health: Kigali’s Umuganda in Rusororo pushed a “sober generation” message, with officials urging residents to report and help eliminate illicit alcohol (ibyuma) and other harmful behaviors, while also reinforcing hygiene and safe drainage practices. Pandemic Preparedness: WHO DG Tedros Ghebreyesus warned that the next pandemic is a matter of when, not if, citing COVID-19’s massive toll and pointing to ongoing Ebola activity in DRC as proof outbreaks can emerge anywhere. Health Systems at UNGA: Future Health convened global leaders in New York to shift health systems toward prediction, prevention, and earlier intervention, highlighting needs for population data, prevention financing, delivery capacity, and trusted services. AI & Health Governance: Rwanda’s PM Justin Nsengiyumva urged that countries without frontier AI capacity shouldn’t blindly trust systems built elsewhere, and said Rwanda’s National AI Agency can host regional testing to improve safety and accountability. Digital Access for Health Services: GSMA and PDAA released a roadmap noting that many Africans live in mobile broadband coverage but still can’t use mobile internet—an access gap that can limit uptake of online health services. Ebola Readiness (Regional): Britain deployed Ebola specialists to South Sudan to support infection control, awareness, and border screening ahead of fears of imported cases from DRC.