El Niño Health Fallout: PNG has secured up to K300 million in World Bank disaster financing to respond to worsening El Niño impacts, with reports of crop damage, falling river levels, and shrinking access to clean water. STEM & Health Workforce Pipeline: PNG’s STEM scholarship programme has now supported 470 students overseas since 2023, including fields like medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy and medical laboratory science. Maternal & Newborn Care: PNG marks World Breastfeeding Week, urging early initiation and skin-to-skin contact in the “Golden Hour” after birth. Immunisation Push: Western Province health teams are preparing a province-wide catch-up immunisation campaign, using digital reporting tools and tablets to track coverage and respond to a measles outbreak in New Ireland. Rural Service Upgrade: A new Level Two Health Centre has opened in rural Drekikier (East Sepik), offering TB, HIV/AIDS, dental care, nutrition services, antenatal care and supervised deliveries. COVID-19 Warning: Reports say the Delta variant is overwhelming PNG’s fragile system, forcing Port Moresby General Hospital to scale down services and triggering emergency oxygen needs. Water & Disease Risk: Severe drought is drying Lake Murray in Western Province, with rising diarrhoea, malaria and typhoid cases linked to water shortages and school closures. Oral Cancer Alert: A spotlight on PNG’s oral cancer burden links the “betel nut smile” to a quiet but serious health epidemic. Community Health Partnerships: Project Yumi marks ten years of impact across PNG, including maternal health support and strengthening frontline health services.