Paediatric cardiac care gap: East Sepik paediatrician Dr Cecilia Pakule says PNG needs more paediatric cardiac specialists at regional hospitals and basic screening training for more staff, after a recent East Sepik programme found children with multiple heart conditions and highlighted how remote families may never reach provincial services. Eye health warning: Pacific International Hospital ophthalmologist Dr Muhammad Imran estimates about 1.2 million people in PNG live with preventable cataracts, warning diabetes could drive more cases among younger people unless systemic health risks are controlled. Medicine safety push: A call for stronger enforcement follows reports of illegal prescription medicine sales on buses and streets, warning it can fuel antimicrobial resistance and unsafe dosing. Health supply support: Lutheran Health Services in Lae received a shipment of medical consumables from Queensland volunteers via an Australian Navy vessel, aimed at easing shortages across Morobe, Madang and the Highlands. Coastline public health: Motu-Koitabu communities are urging action over rising rubbish and plastic pollution along beaches and mangroves, linking it to health, marine damage and livelihoods. Infrastructure for safety: PNG launched a revised seismic design manual for bridges to improve earthquake resilience and public safety. Education funding: Dei District Development Authority backed tertiary support with K1.3m for students across PNG. ADB pipeline: PNG is set to receive about K5.2b in new Asian Development Bank projects over three years, including health and water. Defence partnership: Australia and PNG advanced the Pukpuk Treaty, including a pathway for up to 10,000 PNG citizens to join the Australian Defence Force and related labour mobility and training.