AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHeart Health in Communities: Vanuatu’s Ministry of Health has launched the HeartCare mobile app—Pacific’s first of its kind—to help trained community health workers, church leaders and NGOs screen for heart disease where people live, using checks like blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and BMI to flag cardiovascular risk earlier and link people to care. Climate Voices: At the Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment in Vanuatu, Save the Children’s NextGen Youth Ambassadors urged governments to put children at the centre of climate decisions, calling for real power and resources to lead solutions. Border Health & Security: Vanuatu is preparing its first National Summit on Border Security and Preparedness for Emerging Drug and HIV Threats (7–8 July) to coordinate a national response to growing illicit drug and HIV risks. Eye Health Data Push: The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ is working with partners to map avoidable blindness across the Pacific using WHO tools, aiming to guide where services and funding are most needed. Regional Fisheries Talks: The 25th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting wrapped up in Wellington, setting priorities for future Pacific fisheries cooperation.
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