Flu alert: Solomon Islands’ Ministry of Health reports a sustained rise in influenza-like illness across six provinces, with influenza A found in most samples tested in July–August, and urges people to keep up basic hygiene while lab testing continues. Clinic-first push: The Ministry also advises Honiara residents to use their nearest community clinic/Honiara City Council clinics for common, non-emergency problems like coughs, colds, fever, body aches and diarrhoea, so the National Referral Hospital Emergency Department can stay focused on critical cases. NRH security and crowding: NRH says theft and security breaches have increased alongside overcrowding, and it will tighten access with RSIPF support, add CCTV, and restrict unauthorised areas—especially near infection-control zones. Farm support with health links: The SIART project reports 14,665 farmers supported across Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira/Ulawa, with grants for cocoa, coconut, piggery, poultry and other value chains, plus animal health and extension services. Climate and health stakes: Prime Minister Matthew Wale and PNG’s James Marape used UNGA to demand real, grant-based climate finance and deep emissions cuts, warning that sea-level rise and extreme weather are already undermining health, food and water security.