Safe Water Watch: A new Environmental Performance Index assessment flags unsafe drinking water as a major public health risk, with many of the worst-ranked countries in Africa still relying on unprotected wells, rivers, seasonal sources and rainwater—problems tied to weak infrastructure, sanitation gaps and climate pressure. Food Safety & Health: Pacific fisheries officials, including Kiribati’s National Competent Authority, are training in Suva to meet new EU freezer vessel rules under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1449, aimed at preventing scombroid poisoning linked to fish frozen above the required -18°C in brine; the update is expected to affect about 97% of EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged freezer vessels exporting to the bloc. Health Support in the Region: India’s FIPIC commitments continue to reach Pacific health systems, including a shipment of a 6-bedded container-based dialysis unit headed to Tarawa, Kiribati, alongside a portable RO dialysis machine delivered to Samoa.