Heart Health Screening in Vanuatu: Vanuatu has launched the HeartCare mobile app to help community health workers and partners screen for heart disease risk outside hospitals, recording blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and BMI to flag people earlier for follow-up—aimed at tackling high rates of undiagnosed hypertension and preventable heart attacks and strokes. Eye Care Research in the Pacific: The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ is expanding the State of Eye Health Research Programme, using WHO tools to map avoidable blindness across Pacific health systems so governments can plan where services and funding will have the biggest impact. Kiribati Language Week & Women’s Health: Kiribati Language Week in Aotearoa New Zealand is highlighting how language shapes everyday health practices, including research on how words and cultural understanding around menstruation influence reproductive health for women in Kiribati communities. Gender-Based Violence Focus: A global roundup highlights severe rates of intimate partner and domestic violence in parts of the Pacific, including Papua New Guinea, and notes Kiribati is among countries repeatedly identified by global institutions as needing urgent action. Regional Health-Relevant Policy Watch: Pacific fisheries and regional cooperation meetings in Wellington included Kiribati among participating ministers, underscoring ongoing regional governance work that can affect community wellbeing through food and livelihoods.