Rural Maternal Health Breakthrough: Prime Minister James Marape hailed Pomio District Hospital’s first emergency caesarean section, delivering twin babies and saving the mother—showing what district hospital strengthening can do for remote families. Child Heart Care Access: Air Niugini renewed its long-running partnership with Operation Open Heart Foundation, securing flights for children with heart disease and specialist teams to reach Port Moresby General Hospital. HIV Testing Push: PNG received the first shipment of 26,000 HIV self-test kits, kicking off a nationwide rollout aimed at reaching people who can’t easily access clinics and reducing stigma. Cervical Cancer Prevention Training: Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority is expanding LLETZ training for O&G doctors from multiple provinces to remove precancerous cells earlier and cut cervical cancer deaths. Leprosy Community Support: Village health volunteers in Urban Kerema completed PHACE training to improve leprosy prevention, detection, and community engagement. Public Health & Safety Focus: Military wives at the 9th convention were urged to prioritise health checks and cervical cancer screening, while family sexual violence awareness highlighted reporting and support services. Food Security Warning: El Niño impacts are driving frost, drought and crop loss, with Oxfam PNG warning up to 3 million people may be affected and malnutrition risk rising. Avian Flu Watch: Australia’s H5N1 detections in migratory seabirds continue, with PNG having suspended poultry and egg imports amid the regional bird flu alert.