Health Workforce Loss: Tonga’s Ministry of Health mourned Staff Nurse Diplomate Siokapesi Hefa, 22, who died after a small boat carrying 16 people sank near Faua Wharf; two others were hospitalised and a minister-led delegation attended her funeral. Vaccines & Primary Care: Samoa’s Acting Health Minister La’aulialemalietoa Polataivao Fosi Schmidt signed a near US$3m procurement deal under an ADB-funded project to strengthen vaccine coverage across Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, including cold-chain support and supplies aimed at reducing pneumonia, diarrhoea and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. Climate, Water & Health Risks: Fiji’s remote islands are requesting water as El Niño-driven dry conditions bite, with meteorology updates urging communities relying on boreholes and groundwater to take precautions ahead of cyclone season. Media for Early Action: Tonga Meteorological Services and SPREP urged Pacific journalists to turn weather and climate information into clear warnings and action, linking forecasts to food security, health and safety. Child Protection Alarm (Fiji): Fiji reported that children made up 100% of High Court rape victims recorded in 2025, calling for a whole-of-society response to a worsening child sexual abuse crisis. Cardiac Care Expansion (Fiji): Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Heart Hospital in Fiji is expanding specialised paediatric heart treatment across Pacific islands, with school and community screening and recent interventional procedures helping children return home sooner.