State healthcare upgrade: Namibia inaugurated its first state-owned MRI machine at Windhoek Central Hospital, aiming to cut the need for public patients to travel to private facilities; the government says over 4,000 patients were sent to private MRI services in five years at a cost of N$80m, and a second MRI is planned for Oshakati. Mental health push: World Suicide Prevention Day coverage highlights 486 suicide cases reported in 2025/26, with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urging open conversations, especially for men and boys, and pointing to the Mental Health Bill as a step toward community-based support. Child health warning: In Zambezi region, diarrhoea-related deaths among under-fives rose sharply to 12 in the year so far, with cases increasing from 1,146 to 6,960 over late August; officials cite poor sanitation, unsafe water storage, low rotavirus vaccination, and delayed care. Public health capacity: WHO and the Pandemic Fund handed Lesotho medical and ICT equipment worth about M2.5m to strengthen outbreak detection and response. Health workforce & care culture: A regional hospital congress in Ondjiva, Cunene, backed more experience-sharing among hospital professionals and managers to humanise care and improve patient safety. Food security & nutrition: A Kavango East resident started a soup kitchen feeding 240 children twice weekly, supporting nutrition for vulnerable families. Health & environment: Sardine deaths linked to pilchard herpesvirus are being monitored along a reported 2,600km stretch from Namibia’s Henties Bay to South Africa’s Wild Coast.