Climate & Health: El Niño is raising the risk of severe coral bleaching across Asia and the Pacific, with warming seas already stressing reefs; prolonged heat can kill corals and repeated bleaching by 2100 could leave little time for recovery. Cardiovascular Screening: Vanuatu launched the HeartCare mobile app so trained community health workers and partners can screen for heart disease risk in villages, using readings like blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol and BMI—aiming to catch problems earlier than clinics alone. Eye Health: Pacific partners are building better data on avoidable blindness and vision impairment, using WHO tools to guide where services and funding are most needed. Women’s Health & Safety: Kiribati Language Week highlighted how language and culture shape women’s health understanding, including research into how words around menstruation influence reproductive health practices. Gender-Based Violence: A global roundup points to extremely high rates of violence against women, including Papua New Guinea, where intimate partner sexual and domestic violence is reported at very high levels. Regional Health Context: Fisheries ministers meeting in Wellington included Kiribati among many Pacific states, underscoring the wider regional cooperation backdrop for food and livelihoods that affect health.