Dengue Alert: Hawaii Island wastewater tested positive for dengue virus, with follow-up results pending and officials noting several Pacific countries (including Samoa) are seeing higher-than-usual dengue activity—mosquito-borne spread means travellers should check risk before trips and seek care for fever, rash, nausea or severe body aches. Samoa Health & Culture: Samoan Traditional Healers are working with Samoa’s ministries and agencies to build a national framework to safeguard traditional healing knowledge, including clearer referral pathways so doctors and healers can work side by side. Nutrition & Food Security: The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency and SPC launched “Tuna Bites” for UN World Tuna Day and Pacific Tuna Month, with Samoa among participating countries and a chef-led tuna dish competition highlighting tuna’s role in Pacific diets. Cancer & Nutrition Research: The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center’s body composition lab was named an IAEA Collaborating Centre focused on nutrition-related body composition assessment—aimed at improving cancer risk research and training. Pacific Sports Health: Brisbane prop Payne Haas says Samoa World Cup selection depends on finger surgery recovery, while rugby concussion lawsuits in the UK can continue, keeping pressure on long-term head injury protections. Pacific Governance & Wellness: At the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, leaders’ absences and Taiwan-China tensions are adding stress to regional decision-making—an indirect but real factor for health system planning and public safety.