Kiribati Health Funding: The World Bank has approved a US$14 million Kiribati Health Systems Strengthening Project to upgrade hospitals, health centres and clinics, train health workers, and improve health information systems—aimed at better care for remote outer islands and fast-growing South Tarawa, where NCDs are rising. Pacific Heart Screening: Vanuatu launched the HeartCare mobile app so trained community health workers and partners can screen for heart disease risk in local communities, using checks like blood pressure and blood sugar to connect people to care earlier. Pacific Eye Care Planning: The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ is supporting Pacific-led research to map avoidable blindness and vision impairment, using WHO tools to guide where services and funding are most needed. Regional Security Talks: Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese is set to travel to Fiji and the Solomon Islands as a wider Pacific security agreement gains momentum—an issue that can shape health and humanitarian planning through regional stability. Water Access Gap: A new global map highlights where safely managed drinking water is still out of reach, underscoring ongoing health risks from unsafe water sources.