Malaria Travel Warning (French Guiana on the list): UK health officials, via Travel Health Pro backed by the Foreign Office, have updated malaria risk maps and flagged 13 destinations to watch—explicitly including French Guiana—urging travellers to take precautions after UK deaths linked to malaria. The guidance notes malaria is a serious febrile illness spread by mosquitoes, and highlights that imported cases in the UK have returned to near pre-pandemic levels, with many infections tied to travel to Africa. Hospital Funding Watch (France): A new study from Drees says the overall deficit of public hospitals is set to reach about 2.1% of revenue in 2025 (around €2.3B), with rising operating costs and interest payments still weighing on budgets, even as staff wage growth slows and investment levels decline despite Ségur reform funding. Space for Healthier Oceans (French Guiana launch): Copernicus Sentinel-3C is scheduled to launch from the European Spaceport in French Guiana on Sept 14 (Kourou time), joining Sentinel-3A/3B to improve monitoring of oceans, land, ice, and the atmosphere—supporting climate tracking and applications like detecting algal blooms. More Satellites from Kourou: The same launch will also send ESA’s FLEX Earth Explorer satellite to monitor vegetation health from space by detecting plant fluorescence tied to photosynthesis.