AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPacific Health & Climate: Fiji’s Te Marae Ora health secretary Bob Williams backed a Pacific Network for Health and Climate Change Action Plan 2026–2028, urging Pacific leadership to protect health and wellbeing for more than 14 million people. Child Health: Fiji screened over 56,000 children for heart problems through school, clinic and community outreach, with early detection helping prevent serious disease; more Pacific paediatric surgeries are expected from New Zealand. Climate Resilience: Reporting on “super reefs” highlights new research that finds many coral reefs are more heat-resilient than thought—an encouraging angle for Tuvalu and nearby island nations facing bleaching. Tuvalu–Taiwan Health Links: Tuvalu Foreign Affairs Minister Paulson Panapa met Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, saying Taiwan’s healthcare, digital innovation and disaster response deserve a “seat at the table,” with cooperation tied to medicine, public health and food security under the Kaitasi Treaty. Regional Migration & Food Security: Australia’s immigration changes sparked farmer worries about backpacker shortages; an employment minister pointed farmers to Pacific labour mobility options like PALM to keep harvests moving.
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