Aged Care Build: Tonga has started construction of its first integrated aged care facility at Houma, Tongatapu, backed by the ADB, Japan and Tonga (about US$16m), aiming to strengthen social protection as Tonga’s 60+ population rises. Returnees Support: Tonga launched its first National Returnees Reintegration Policy & Strategic Plan 2026–2030 to help deportees reintegrate with health and wellbeing support, faith-based help and social protection, targeting stigma, isolation and mental health. Immunisation Watch: A WHO-UNICEF report says Pacific countries, including Tonga, struggle to hit 90% vaccination targets for all vaccine types—Tonga missed on two types in 2025. Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Tongan nurse shared her cervical cancer journey to encourage HPV vaccination; UNICEF Pacific highlights that only about 30% of eligible girls had received HPV by end of 2023. Community-Led Safety: Tonga’s Police Commissioner told UN Chiefs of Police that tackling transnational organised crime needs community resilience—families, churches, village leadership and restorative justice—alongside coordinated action with health and education. Climate Health Risk: A Lancet Countdown SIDS report warns climate change is driving more heat stress, food insecurity and spread of climate-sensitive diseases across island states, including Tonga. Health Reporting & Drug Threat: Tonga’s media is urging stronger reporting on drug threats and better journalist protection as organised crime pressures health systems.