Malaria & mosquito threat: A new WHO warning highlights how the invasive urban malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi is spreading across the Horn of Africa, including Somalia, turning malaria into a year-round risk as it breeds in household water storage and shows resistance to common insecticides. Food security & health risk: The World Food Programme warns a strong El Niño could push nearly 49 million more people into acute hunger by end of next year, raising the odds of malnutrition and related illness in vulnerable regions. Somalia health support in the field: AUSSOM Sector II reports free medical outreach camps in Dhobley and Kismayo, offering consultations, treatment, and essential medicines for hundreds of patients, with extra focus on women, children, and the elderly. Security and care access: In Mandera, Kenya, a suspected IED blast injured six people, with one in critical condition—another reminder of how conflict disrupts access to timely medical care near the Kenya-Somalia border. Somaliland health services: Somaliland President Cirro orders free dialysis services and expansion of kidney care, signaling a push to strengthen chronic disease treatment capacity.