Child Health & Welfare: Acting Prime Minister Francis Sade visited the National Referral Hospital Children’s Ward, meeting young patients and staff and stressing the GREAT Coalition’s push to improve public health delivery for vulnerable children. Clean Water & Sanitation: UNICEF’s WASH work is improving safe water and sanitation in North Guadalcanal and upgrading school facilities across Central Islands and Guadalcanal, though many schools still lack basic hygiene and sanitation. Nutrition & Food Security: KGA and Solomon Tobacco distributed 35,000+ vegetable seedlings in Honiara to boost household nutrition and small-scale income from surplus produce. Health System Support: A JICA physiotherapy volunteer began a two-year attachment with SINIS to strengthen sports rehabilitation, injury prevention, and athlete welfare. Public Health Risks in the Region: A Pacific health warning links rising illicit drug activity to possible spillover of HIV and tuberculosis risks, including signs of meth traces in wastewater in nearby countries. Food Safety for Fisheries: EU-backed training in Suva targets new EU freezer-vessel requirements, aiming to reduce unsafe fish freezing that can lead to histamine poisoning. Health-Related Policy & Costs: A minimum wage review is underway, with transport, education and nutrition costs cited as rising pressures for households.