Health System Overhaul: The Governor-General’s Speech from the Throne says Solomon Islands will strengthen medicine management, reopen and upgrade clinics and Area Health Centres, expand specialist services, and develop the National Referral Hospital and Public Health Laboratory, alongside open mental health support and a malaria elimination push to 2038. Specialist Care in Malaita: A Chinese medical team ran a free three-day outreach at Kilu’ufi Hospital, providing consultations and treatment for hundreds, and donated oxygen concentrators and medicines. Drug Resistance Focus: Solomon Islands submitted its latest antimicrobial resistance update to WHO’s TrACSS survey, aiming for an evidence-based national response to drug-resistant infections. Scabies Control Results: A new study reports a world-first nationwide mass drug administration approach cut scabies and related skin infections in Solomon Islands and Fiji after two rounds of ivermectin. Public Service Accountability: The Auditor General is urging the Ministry of Public Service to enforce SIG’s Attendance Management Policy after audit findings linked weak rollout and monitoring to major wasted payroll costs. Food Security Link to Health: Japan’s SATREPS and JICA are starting a long-term sweet potato research collaboration to support food security and nutrition. Community Health via Water: Australia’s Solomon Islands–Australia Community Partnerships program is opening a second round for 2026, including projects that improve safe water and sanitation.