Cholera in conflict zones: In Nigeria’s Lake Chad region, insecurity and weak health systems are worsening a cholera outbreak linked to jihadist areas, with medical sources describing heavy daily patient loads and high deaths, as communities on the lake and nearby towns struggle to get clean water and care. ISWAP health crisis inside camps: Reports also say cholera has hit ISWAP hideouts in Borno’s “Timbuktu Triangle,” killing fighters and reportedly leading to desperate, brutal internal actions when treatment fails. Security and health supply pressure: In Borno, troops repelled an ISWAP infiltration attempt and recovered a camcorder tied to foreign terror facilitators; the attackers were believed to be targeting cholera-related medical supplies, showing how disease response is being disrupted by violence. Climate-health warning for the region: The UN’s weather agency flags that sand and dust storms are increasingly driven by poor land and water management, with Chad’s Bodele Depression again recorded as the world’s top dust source area—raising risks for air quality and respiratory health. Public health communication push: Nigeria’s Academy of Science is urging journalists to help translate climate science into practical public health action, citing floods, cholera, and rising respiratory illness as real, present impacts. Education and health link: A new global snapshot puts Chad at the bottom for adult literacy and schooling access, a gap that can undermine long-term health, jobs, and resilience.