AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCervical cancer prevention: A Tongan nurse, Sela Tuitupou, shared her cervical cancer journey and is now urging families to vaccinate girls against HPV, highlighting UNICEF Pacific’s push to lift HPV uptake in Tonga. Aged care access: Construction has started on Tonga’s first integrated aged care facility at Houma, Tongatapu, backed by the ADB, Japan and Tonga, aiming to strengthen social protection as Tonga’s population ages. Returnees reintegration: Tonga launched its first National Returnees Reintegration Policy & Strategic Plan 2026–2030 to support deportees returning home, reduce stigma, and address health and wellbeing needs. Vaccination targets: A WHO-UNICEF report says Pacific countries, including Tonga, are still missing the 90% childhood vaccination goal for some vaccine types in 2025. Climate-health risks: A Lancet Countdown SIDS report warns climate change is driving hotter days, more food insecurity, and higher spread of climate-sensitive diseases across small island states like Tonga. Community-led safety: Tonga’s Police Commissioner told UN Chiefs of Police that tackling transnational organised crime requires community resilience, restorative justice, and coordinated action with health, education and social services.
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