Cervical cancer push: Westpac WOW Awards named Dr Pamela Toliman (PNGIMR) for decades of work on cervical cancer prevention, including rapid HPV point-of-care testing for women far from clinics. Maternal WaSH upgrade: NCDPHA signed Terms of Reference with WaterAid PNG to strengthen Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services for maternal health across the National Capital District. PMGH classification clarified: Health Minister Elias Kapavore told Parliament Port Moresby General Hospital is now a Level Six National Referral Hospital under PNG’s six-level health facility standards. Maternity crisis fixes: NCDPHA says it’s tackling overcrowding and floor births by diverting patients to Gerehu, Six-Mile Polyclinic and Metoreia, while new birthing capacity is planned. ENT specialist shortage: PNG faces a sharp gap in ear, nose and throat specialists as mouth cancer cases rise, with only 13 ENT doctors for over 10 million people. Water security funding: EIB Global and the EU backed a $25m concessional loan to expand drinking-water networks, aiming to add potable water access for 400,000 people and cut losses in Port Moresby. Malaria progress: PNG reported malaria deaths dropping dramatically, helped by expanded rapid testing and treatment programs. Family planning partnership: Strengthening family planning partnerships was highlighted as a key step toward sustainable reproductive health. Conjoined twin returns: Baby Sawong returned home after complex separation surgery in Australia, following a life-threatening fungal blood infection. System fixes call: A new opinion piece urges PNG to stop making plans and start fixing health systems. Oral cancer warning: A public health alert flags oral cavity cancer as a growing “time-bomb,” linked to local risk factors.