Scabies Outbreak: Harare’s southern suburbs are battling a contagious scabies rash, with Hopley, Stoneridge and Southlea Park flagged and children under 12 hit hardest—raising fresh concerns about sanitation, water shortages and overcrowding. Dementia Warning: A new call is going out to treat dementia as a medical condition, not superstition—highlighting how confusion, wandering and “missing” elderly people can lead to abuse and abandonment when families don’t get proper support. Mpilo Hospital Leadership: Bulawayo residents have welcomed the appointment of Prof Solwayo Ngwenya as substantive CEO of Mpilo Central Hospital, hoping it will improve service delivery at one of the country’s biggest referral centres. Polio Protection: Zimbabwe is strengthening regional immunity with synchronized polio vaccination campaigns targeting high-risk districts, aiming to protect gains after the cVDPV2 outbreak. Pneumonia Treatment Update: A major study in several African countries (including Zimbabwe) suggests children with severe pneumonia can safely switch to oral antibiotics sooner, potentially reducing hospital stays. Migration Health Strain: Reports from Beitbridge and MSF warn that Zimbabwean returnees fleeing South Africa’s anti-migrant violence are arriving with serious health needs—often after interrupting chronic medication. Road Safety Tragedy: A fatal head-on crash on the Harare-Mutare Road killed two people, with bodies taken to Rusape General Hospital mortuary for post-mortems.