Cancer Awareness: Tongan-Fijian journalist Indira Stewart shared her aggressive Grade 3 breast cancer journey, urging women to get checked and not delay mammograms. Cardiac Care Access: Three Tongan patients received heart treatment in Fiji after blocked arteries were found at Vaiola Hospital, including angiography and stents, with costs covered by Tonga’s Ministry of Health—highlighting ongoing gaps in specialist services at home. Regional Health Collaboration: Tonga and the Pacific Community (SPC) reaffirmed cooperation on national development priorities, including a new push with WHO to deepen support for essential health services across the Pacific. Non-Communicable Disease Research: Garvan Institute met Tonga’s delegation in Sydney to explore genetic health research that could help target NCD care for communities with shared ancestry. HIV Watch for Tonga: Fiji declared its HIV epidemic a national emergency, with one in 60 adults living with HIV—raising concern for regional spread given close Tonga-Fiji movement. Social Protection & Resilience: A UN DESA brief says social protection coverage is below 30% in Tonga and other Pacific SIDS, calling for stronger systems to protect health, incomes, and disaster resilience. Cyclone Preparedness: Habitat for Humanity reports community-led shelter and safe-water improvements in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga ahead of cyclone season. Safety on the Water: A whale-watching boat accident in Vavaʻu adds to recent Tonga boating incidents, renewing calls for clearer licensing and safer operations.