AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPacific Worker Rights: Samoan seasonal workers in Australia/New Zealand’s PALM and RSE schemes raised concerns in Port Vila about unexplained accommodation deductions, overcrowding, and charges for damaged bedding and utensils, with some men and women reportedly placed in the same rooms and sharing bathrooms. Outbreak Readiness: A Pacific health piece highlights how Vanuatu’s 2025–2026 whooping cough outbreak in Tafea and Shefa was managed, stressing faster detection and response using the simple 7-1-7 approach. Food Security & Climate: Communities in Vanuatu’s Eratap and Teouma warn that heat, drought, cyclones, and market disruptions are damaging crops and threatening fresh produce supply, with El Niño declared. Health System Pressure: New Caledonia’s president says pension and health insurance schemes face short-term collapse risk, with a large healthcare deficit. Training & Nutrition Support: Vanuatu’s women’s beach volleyball team trained in Bangkok with strength, recovery, massage, and nutrition support ahead of major events. Cardiovascular Risk: A Fiji cardiologist links rising heart disease to lifestyle shifts toward canned, preserved, frozen, and fried foods, noting patients also arrive from Vanuatu.
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