Heart Health Tech: Vanuatu has launched the HeartCare mobile app, the Pacific’s first heart screening tool, letting trained community health workers, church leaders and NGOs record blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and BMI in people’s communities and flag cardiovascular risk earlier—aimed at tackling high rates of undiagnosed heart disease and stroke risk. Climate & Ocean Protection Funding: Niue secured about US$9m (NZ$11m) for a five-year Niue Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Communities Integrated Project with UNDP and Conservation International, focused on strengthening resilience, protecting the Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-Use Marine Park, and supporting long-term conservation financing through the Niue and Ocean Wide (NOW) Trust. Global Plastic Pollution Talks: Pacific officials are preparing for the next round of negotiations in Nairobi on a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution, highlighting the scale of leakage into aquatic ecosystems and the region’s push for action given limited land and vast ocean exposure. Obesity Spotlight: A global roundup flags obesity as a major public health driver, noting that several Pacific island nations sit at the top of worldwide obesity rankings—relevant for Niue’s ongoing NCD prevention focus. Sports & Health Governance: Niue lawn bowler Lynsey Talagi disputes reasons given for her Commonwealth Games exclusion, including claims tied to an April injury and a doctor’s clearance after a dog bite—raising questions about athlete health decisions and team management. Regional Health-Adjacent Leadership: Tokelau’s new Administrator, Andre van der Walt, is set to support services including health, alongside climate resilience and governance improvements.