Maternal health boost: Australia officially handed over the AUD$45m Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in Honiara, aiming to strengthen care for women and newborns and ease pressure on existing facilities. Health system support: A Singapore volunteer medical mission screened and treated 691 patients on Kolombangara and carried out complex surgery at the National Referral Hospital, with a focus on skills transfer. Specialist care at NRH: A Royal Australasian College of Surgeons ENT team completed a week-long mission at NRH, performing 11 operations and reducing waiting lists, including restoring hearing for an 11-year-old. Dialysis equipment: India’s foreign minister highlighted a dialysis machine gift to the National Referral Hospital in Feb 2025 during Solomon Islands’ Independence Day greetings. Policy direction: The GREAT Coalition policy launch pledged expanded primary and rural health services, mental health support, and stronger prevention and treatment for malaria, TB, cervical cancer and non-communicable diseases. Regional context: As Solomon Islands leaders call for gaps in regional security to be filled, the week also saw heightened Pacific tensions after a China missile test—an indirect reminder that health planning depends on stability.