AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCard Care & Travel: Three Tongan heart patients say thanks after receiving life-changing treatment in Fiji at PSH Hospitals, including angiography and stenting for blocked arteries. Health Workforce Loss: Tonga’s Ministry of Health mourns Staff Nurse Diplomate Siokapesi Hefa, 22, who died after a small boat sank near Faua Wharf; two others were hospitalised. Vaccines & Primary Care: Samoa’s Acting Health Minister signed a near US$3m ADB-funded procurement for vaccines and medical supplies across Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, aiming to strengthen cold-chain and rural access. Child Safety & Abuse: Fiji reports children made up 100% of High Court rape victims recorded in 2025, calling for urgent whole-of-society action. Climate & Health Messaging: Tonga and regional partners urge Pacific media to turn weather and climate information into clear warnings and action, especially as El Niño and cyclone season pressure food and health. Water Stress: Remote islands in Fiji are already asking for drinking water as El Niño dries parts of the country. Child Heart Screening: Fiji’s Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Heart Hospital is expanding paediatric cardiac care across the Pacific, with school and community screening and recent interventional procedures.
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