Ebola Preparedness: ECSA-HC launched a six-month cross-border Ebola response along 33 priority entry points on the DRC border, including Burundi, with digital surveillance, safe isolation steps, rapid lab transport, and border drills to catch imported cases early. Water Crisis in Bujumbura: Residents in multiple Bujumbura neighborhoods say drinking water deliveries have become irregular for weeks, forcing long waits at REGIDESO points and a costly water-transport market. Hygiene Risk at Bugendana Slaughterhouse: In Gitega’s Bugendana, the Bitare slaughterhouse has faced a year-long drinking water shortage, pushing butchers to use unfit stream water and raising fears of disease from poor sanitation. Cholera Fears in Bubanza: In Bubanza, water shortages are worsening as cholera concerns rise after cases were detected, making hygiene harder and increasing spread risk. Polio Milestone: WHO confirmed polio type 2 outbreaks are closed in Burundi and four other African countries after assessments showed transmission stopped. Workplace Safety: Burundi employers’ association calls for confidential reporting mechanisms to help workers report violence and harassment without fear, linking it to ILO Convention 190. Maternal Care Access in Dzaleka: Refugees in Malawi’s Dzaleka camp report two pregnant women died before birth at Dowa hospital after alleged inability to pay a deposit, sparking accusations of discrimination in healthcare access. Frontline Training for Chronic Disease: ECSA-HC is training frontline health workers across Eastern and Southern Africa to spot chronic disease warning signs earlier, strengthening NCD surveillance alongside outbreak response.