Influenza Alert: Lesotho’s Ministry of Health says flu-like illness clusters are being investigated in seven districts (Botha-Bothe, Berea, Maseru, Thaba-Tseka, Mafeteng, Mohale’s Hoek and Quthing), with rapid response teams deployed and lab tests ongoing. Maternal & Child Health Funding: Lesotho launched a data-driven M2.3 billion Investment Case to cut preventable maternal and newborn deaths, unmet family planning needs, and gender-based violence/child marriage, aiming for M129 return per US$1 invested. Child Protection & Nutrition: World Vision rolled out its 2026–2030 community strategy focusing on preventing violence against children, health and nutrition, and water and sanitation for about 650,000 vulnerable children. Disability Rights: LNLVIP raised concerns that visually impaired children are being hidden at home, limiting access to education and healthcare, ahead of Day of African Child. Immunisation Push: CHAL will launch an immunisation network in Maseru to improve coordination and access to vaccination services. Health System Accountability: The Ombudsman reports major failures to implement recommendations for prisons and Mohlomi Mental Hospital, with most actions still unaddressed. Nutrition Infrastructure: Lesotho and the World Bank signed financing agreements worth over M841 million for clean energy access, skills development, and multisectoral nutrition improvements. ABS & Medicinal Plants: Lesotho is strengthening its Nagoya Protocol Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism to protect Basotho biodiversity and medicinal plant knowledge and ensure fair benefit sharing.