Heart Health in Communities: Vanuatu has launched the HeartCare mobile app to help trained community health workers and church/NGO partners screen for cardiovascular risk earlier, using readings like blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and BMI—aiming to connect people to care before heart attacks or strokes. Eye Care Evidence for the Pacific: The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ is expanding the State of Eye Health Research Programme to map avoidable blindness across Pacific health systems, using WHO tools such as RAAB and ECSAT to guide where services and funding are most needed. Kiribati Language Week & Women’s Health: Kiribati Language Week in Aotearoa New Zealand highlights how language shapes identity and health knowledge, including research on how Kiribati words and meanings around menstruation can influence reproductive health practices. Pacific Heat & Reefs: Coverage on extreme heat and coral reefs warns that warming oceans and El Niño can raise bleaching risk, threatening reef ecosystems that support food and livelihoods across Asia and the Pacific. Regional Security, Health-Adjacent Impacts: Australia–Fiji defense treaty news and Pacific resilience discussions dominated the week, underscoring how regional stability and planning can affect broader wellbeing and service delivery. Kiribati in Regional Fisheries Talks: Kiribati participated in the 25th Forum Fisheries Committee ministerial meeting in Wellington, focused on future fisheries cooperation and priorities for the region.