Heat & Hospitals: Tunisian public health unions are calling for a national health emergency after power and water outages during the heatwave pushed hospitals to breaking point, with overcrowding, critical ICU capacity, and power cuts threatening patients on ventilators. Energy Crisis Fallout: A wider wave of protests is growing as electricity and water cuts hit during summer, adding to anger over living costs and exposing how fragile services are under pressure. Prison Health Alarm: Opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi’s family and lawyers report blocked visits and no official medical updates after his prison collapse and hospital stay, raising serious concerns about treatment during extreme heat. Digital Health Jobs: A World Bank-backed push highlights how digital healthcare can expand access while creating jobs, pointing to virtual hospital models as a way to scale care. Agritech for Disease Early-Detection: Tunisia’s RoboCare secured a six-figure investment to expand its AI precision agriculture platform aimed at spotting crop stress and disease earlier. Road Safety in MENA: UNITAR and FIA launched a Safe Mobility 4 All & 4 Life programme for MENA, focusing on coordinated road-safety action with local authorities, including Tunisia. Wildfire Health Risks: Europe’s wildfire crisis is worsening as flames spread faster than response teams, raising risks to air quality and community health.