Medical Access in the Pacific: Tongan patients are receiving heart care in Fiji after cardiologists in Nuku’alofa said specialist treatment wasn’t available at home, with the Ministry of Health covering travel and medical costs. Regional Health Capacity: Fiji is also emerging as a medical tourism hub, with Pacific Specialist Healthcare (PSH) reporting patients from Kiribati and other islands for advanced cardiac procedures like angiography and stenting. Social Protection & Health Risks: A UN policy brief warns that social protection coverage is below 30% in Kiribati and several other Pacific SIDS, leaving people more exposed to poverty and shocks that can disrupt health and education. Climate Resilience for Health: New research highlights “super reefs” that may better withstand heat stress, with scientists aiming to expand marine protected areas across the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and Tuvalu. Disaster Recovery & Health Systems: The U.S. announced new disaster-recovery support across the Pacific, including more than US$100 million for reconstruction in the Federated States of Micronesia after Typhoon Sinlaku. Migration & Food Security: Australia’s PALM labour mobility scheme is being pushed as a way to keep farm work going amid immigration changes, a move that could affect local food availability and nutrition.