Health Security in the Region: Leaders from 20 countries met in Kuala Lumpur for the 3rd Indo-Pacific Health Alliance for Security summit, focusing on civil-military coordination, biosurveillance, and disaster-linked mental health impacts—PNG’s Defence Force joined the alliance’s work in 2025. Maternity Care Boost in NCD: NCD Provincial Health Authority and Port Moresby General Hospital have expanded community delivery services at Metoreia Urban Health Centre, adding around-the-clock midwife staffing and weekly specialist visits, lifting births from a few per day to about 9–11 daily and easing pressure on PMGH. AMR Fight Gets Practical Tool: WHO released a new manual for Western Pacific health workers to strengthen diagnostic stewardship, aiming for better infection identification and reduced unnecessary antimicrobial use. PNG Health Funding Under Scrutiny: With hospitals facing overcrowding and medicine shortages, public and political pressure is growing over whether the health sector’s K1.5 billion allocation is reaching provincial health authorities, with calls for clearer releases and detailed spending acquittals. Polio Vaccination Progress: Morobe reports strong momentum in round three of its polio campaign, surpassing targets in multiple districts and reaching 97% coverage for children under five. Accountability Push for Development Funds: The Bilum Digital Platform is being rolled out to improve transparency and traceability of Service Improvement Programme spending, aiming to strengthen oversight and real-time monitoring.