Climate & Health Risk: Somalia’s disaster agency (SoDMA) issued an emergency alert for flood-prone communities ahead of El Niño-linked heavy rains in the Deyr season, warning of river overflow and flash flooding that could raise waterborne disease risks, especially along the Jubba and Shabelle basins. Flood Monitoring: SODMA also warned the Shabelle River has breached banks at 366 critical points, with decades of poor maintenance and insecurity along the river complicating prevention and clearing efforts. Emergency Care & Access: A government plan to set up an integrated medical oxygen management system in at least 20 districts highlights how oxygen therapy is being treated as an essential health service—an approach relevant for Somalia’s hospital readiness. Conflict & Humanitarian Strain (Regional): Renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray, including reports of Mekelle control shifts, is raising fears of another humanitarian collapse and further disruption to health services across the Horn. Somalia-Linked Medical Impact: A Guardian-funded surgery for a Somali boy injured in a US drone strike underscores how conflict injuries can quickly become long-term health and rehabilitation burdens when families lack access to care. Maritime Incident (Somalia Coast): Pakistanis injured and killed during the MT Honour 25 tanker rescue off Somalia are being repatriated, with injured crew receiving hospital care—another reminder of how violence at sea can rapidly turn into medical emergencies.