Tobacco control push: WHO marks World No Tobacco Day by urging Solomon Islands to better protect young people from tobacco and nicotine marketing, including tighter rules on flavoured products and stronger enforcement, while Health Minister Morris Toiraena warns e-cigarettes and heated tobacco are “tools for addiction,” not cessation. Climate-health training: Makira-Ulawa health workers trained in climate change and health disaster risk management to build local action plans and standard operating procedures, with gaps assessed across seven facilities. Water for health: A New Zealand-funded project delivered 39 water tanks to 30 Tasimboko villages in Guadalcanal to ease drinking-water shortages and improve daily health. Hospital upgrade follow-through: Japan/JICA says the upgraded Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita is a “new chapter” and calls for sustained local maintenance and funding to protect services and equipment. Community health via skills: Peace Corps is set to return to Solomon Islands after 25 years, with a renewed focus that historically includes health initiatives alongside education and community development. Policy pressure on households: Transparency Solomon Islands and others react to MPs’ second pay rise in two years amid cost-of-living strain, arguing it adds burden while families struggle.