Pacific health resilience: Pacific communities are being pushed by climate shocks, rising energy costs and worsening health crises, and a new push for stronger government social protection systems is being framed as “rooted in community” support that can flex when disaster hits. Pacific nutrition & NCDs: A “global syndemic” is taking shape in the Pacific as climate change disrupts child nutrition while diets shift toward imported ultra-processed foods, driving stunting, wasting and rising overweight and non-communicable diseases. Fuel crisis to health crisis: ChildFund New Zealand warns the Pacific fuel crisis is already hitting Kiribati and other islands by raising costs and delaying supplies, threatening safe water, food and access to healthcare—especially on outer islands with limited storage. Kiribati health systems support: Two Kiribati metrology officers completed a week-long training attachment in Papua New Guinea to strengthen measurement services at home, supporting work that links to public health, trade and consumer protection. Regional heart disease spotlight: Fiji’s cardiologist says cardiovascular disease is the main killer, driven by lifestyle changes and limited early detection, with cardiac cases coming from across the region including Kiribati.