Mental Health Reform: Namibia’s National Council has passed the Mental Health Bill (replacing the 1973 Act), setting up a stronger rights-focused framework with more community-based services. Water & Dignity for Children: Junior MPs pushed for child-responsive, climate-resilient WASH in schools, citing unsafe toilets, lack of soap and water, and long repair delays that harm learning and health. Older People Under Pressure: A new report highlights how ambulance fees and other emergency costs push older Namibians into debt, including loans against old age grants. Digital Identity for Services: DigiNam: Trust is Now Digital was launched to enable verified digital identities and electronic signatures for online government, banking, contracts and health/education records. Cancer Support: Bank Windhoek’s Cancer Apple Project handed N$4 million to the Cancer Association of Namibia to back pediatric cancer care under the “Equal Hope” theme. Road Safety Crisis: The National Council committee called road accidents a public-health and development crisis, pointing to reckless driving plus weak enforcement and risky infrastructure. Health Data Sovereignty: Namibia rejected a US proposal for health data and specimen sharing over privacy and sovereignty concerns, seeking alternative HIV funding. Clinic Power Shortage: Witvlei Clinic nurses say power outages force them to use phone torches and disrupt vaccine storage due to no backup generator. Pediatric Cancer & Early Care: CAN stresses early detection and local support as childhood cancer cases rise.