Medicines Regulation: Togo’s Council of Ministers adopted a decree to create a National Agency for the Regulation of Medicines and Other Healthcare Products, aiming to strengthen quality control, inspections, market surveillance and pharmacovigilance as substandard and falsified medicines remain a concern. Disability Rights & Health Access: A draft law was approved to better protect the rights of people with disabilities, with new provisions covering health, education, vocational training, accessibility, work and social protection, plus added safeguards for women and children. Air Quality & Public Health: On the International Day of Clean Air, a new Africa Air Quality Brief reports that more than 20 African countries missed WHO air pollution guidelines in 2025, with West Africa facing long stretches of unsafe PM2.5 days linked to dust and everyday pollution sources. Sickle Cell Treatment Locally Built: African drugmakers and researchers are expanding local production of sickle cell treatments, including hydroxyurea and child-friendly formulations, to improve access across countries where the disease burden is highest. Vision Care Gap in Togo: An optical network’s Vision Health Index found many Togolese need vision correction but are not getting it, highlighting a treatment gap for presbyopia, myopia and other common conditions. Health Spending as Investment: An ECA workshop in Togo focused on showing how health spending can drive economic returns—protecting households from medical costs and supporting productivity.