AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoDialysis setback in Tonga: Tonga’s long-awaited dialysis centre project has effectively collapsed after a US sponsor couldn’t secure promised funding, a major blow for people facing diabetes and kidney disease. HIV crisis focus in the Pacific: Fiji’s escalating HIV emergency is a warning for Samoa and the wider region, with 2025 diagnoses rising sharply—especially among young people—and WHO-backed work in Fiji highlights how needle and syringe reuse drives transmission. Breast cancer reminder: Tongan-Fijian journalist Indira Stewart shared her Grade 3 breast cancer journey and urged women to get mammograms and not delay checks. Health access across the region: Pacific Specialist Healthcare’s founder Parvish Kumar received a Samoan chiefly title for healthcare service, as PSH also moves ahead with a private hospital project in Savai’i to reduce the need for patients to travel. Prevention and preparedness: A new guide helps Tongan families build cyclone-resilient homes, while the DHB urges measles vaccination ahead of the holiday period. Community health support: A UN brief says Tonga and other Pacific SIDS need stronger social protection to protect health and reduce poverty during shocks.
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