AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPacific Vaccine Push: Samoa’s acting health minister signed a nearly US$3m deal for medical equipment and supplies under an ADB-funded project to strengthen vaccine coverage across Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, including cold-chain support and tools to cut child pneumonia/diarrhoea and cervical cancer risk. Cardiac Care Expansion: Fiji’s Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Heart Hospital is expanding free paediatric heart screening and treatment across the Pacific, with recent missions bringing children from Solomon Islands and Kiribati and reporting 56,000+ screenings. Vanuatu-China Health Support: A fifth Chinese medical aid team is set to arrive in Vanuatu for a yearlong mission, adding radiology/nuclear medicine and public health support to build local capacity, improve screening and advance the Vanuatu-China Medical Center. Climate & Food Security: Pacific leaders in Palau urged COP31 finance for renewables and resilience as warming threatens tuna access fees and coastal catches, with health impacts likely to follow food and water stress. Local Health & Safety: International Literacy Day saw Save the Children support reading activities in Vanuatu, including a visit to Vila Central Hospital, while broader Pacific learning gaps remain a concern.
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