Ebola Response: The DRC Ebola outbreak hit a grim 100-day mark, and the regional push is getting sharper: ECSA Health Community has launched a six-month emergency plan to strengthen border health teams at 33 priority points of entry along 16 trade and migration corridors, including routes involving Burundi, to detect, isolate, and rapidly report suspected cases. Water Crisis in Bujumbura & Gitega: Residents in Bujumbura say drinking water is scarce and costly, with long waits at Regideso distribution points and rising spending on water transport; in Gitega’s Bugendana, the Bitare slaughterhouse has lacked safe water for over a year, forcing butchers to fetch from unfit streams and raising hygiene and disease fears. Polio Update: WHO confirmed the closure of circulating poliovirus type 2 outbreaks in Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Congo, and Uganda after assessments found transmission interrupted. Workplace Safety: Burundi employers’ representatives are calling for confidential reporting mechanisms to better protect workers from violence and harassment and support mental health. Health Access Risks in Displacement: Refugees in Malawi’s Dzaleka camp report deaths around childbirth linked to inability to pay hospital deposits, highlighting barriers to timely care. Regional Health Capacity: ECSA-HC is also training health professionals to spot chronic disease warning signs earlier, folding non-communicable disease surveillance into frontline field epidemiology.