Famine Watch: The UN released $10 million from its emergency fund to help prevent famine in Somalia, targeting about 640,000 people with food, nutrition, health and water support as hunger worsens; the UN says 6 million face severe hunger, including 1.9 million in emergency conditions, with a plausible famine risk flagged in Bay and Bakool and 500,000+ displaced since the start of 2026. Health Access Crisis: CARE warns that hundreds of health facilities have closed across Somalia due to drought, rising prices and funding shortages, leaving pregnant women, nursing mothers and children without care; CARE says nearly 50 health and nutrition centers it supports have shut since January and about 500 primary health care facilities nationwide have been forced to close. Refugee Health Support: Qatar Charity launched a World Refugee Day campaign, aiming to improve access to food, clean water, shelter and health care for vulnerable refugees, including Somalis. Disease Alert: CDC issued a Level 2 travel notice for diphtheria affecting Somalia and six other countries, urging travelers to be up to date on vaccination. Community Health & Care Work: A visa denial for midwifery experts threatens progress on reducing maternal and newborn deaths, highlighting how travel barriers can stall lifesaving health knowledge.