AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHealth & Climate Policy: Te Marae Ora health secretary Bob Williams urged strong Pacific leadership at the Pacific Conference on Health and Climate Change in Nadi, launching the Pacific Network for Health and Climate Change Action Plan 2026–2028 to protect the health of more than 14 million people. Child Health Screening: Fiji screened more than 56,000 children for heart problems through school and community outreach, with early detection helping prevent serious conditions; more Pacific paediatric surgeries are expected in October. Vaccines & Primary Care: Samoa’s acting health minister signed a nearly US$3m procurement deal under an ADB project to strengthen vaccine coverage across Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, targeting pneumonia, diarrhoea, cervical cancer and other vaccine-preventable outbreaks while supporting cold-chain logistics in remote areas. Climate Resilience for Tuvalu: Reporting highlights how climate impacts are pushing communities to their limits, with Tuvalu’s climate minister stressing that “pushing people to move is not a solution,” alongside broader coverage of climate injustice from Nepal to Tuvalu. Coral “Super Reefs”: New research points to more climate-resilient coral reefs than previously thought, with scientists aiming to protect heat-tolerant reef corridors including in Tuvalu.
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