Healthcare Workforce: Global skill partnerships could help address nurse shortages while reducing “brain waste,” with training and credentials completed before migration and destination-country employers investing in skills and nursing systems in partner countries. Cancer Prevention: A new Commonwealth report warns of rising cancer cases and calls for urgent investment to save lives. Screening and Surgery: Fiji’s president is urging early diabetes screening, while Papua New Guinea is focusing on increasing cataract surgery rates. Emergency Readiness: The Cook Islands’ KukiMAT is building its capacity to deploy trained health workers and supplies during disasters, including to remote outer islands. Climate and Health: Pacific coverage also highlights how climate change is undermining health, with women bearing a heavier burden.