Pesticide Poisoning Crisis: A new study in Frontiers in Public Health estimates 402–433 million cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning among farmers and farm workers each year, with global use rising to 3.8 million tonnes in 2023; Burkina Faso records the highest national rate, with nearly 84% of farmers affected. Eye Health Gap: In Togo, an optical chain’s Vision Health Index 2026 reports presbyopia (22.1%) and myopia (16.7%) as top conditions, and says about 29.9% of tested patients need vision correction but only 21% receive it—leaving a major unmet needs gap. Sports & Community: Burkina Faso is set to host the second Alliance of Sahel States Games (JAES) in Ouagadougou (Sept 7–16, 2026), bringing about 540 participants across 11 sports with enhanced security and reception measures. Rare GI Case in Burkina Faso: Doctors report a 69-year-old man whose “common” duodenal ulcer with H. pylori turned out to be a rare portal cavernoma, a reminder to look beyond first diagnoses when bleeding doesn’t fit. Humanitarian Rules: Burkina Faso’s government approved a decree restricting humanitarian organizations from publishing photos/videos of vulnerable people receiving aid, citing dignity and “humanitarian sovereignty.”