Health Infrastructure: Samoa and Japan broke ground on a major National University of Samoa Faculty of Health Science upgrade, aiming to modernise training for the next generation of health professionals. Private Care & Access: A new specialist private hospital is planned for Salelologa, Savai‘i, with a 10-acre government land lease and a 100-room patient support hotel—designed to cut the need for overseas treatment. Governance & Trust: Questions are being raised about the Savai‘i hospital’s shareholder links to government figures, with documents pointing to family connections and prompting calls for clarity. Public Health Risk: Samoa’s Ministry of Health issued an El Niño advisory warning of hotter, drier conditions that could worsen mosquito-borne illness, water/food-borne disease, and heat-related illness, alongside drought and fire risks. Dengue Context: The advisory comes as Samoa continues its response to a dengue outbreak, urging households to remove mosquito breeding sites. Community Resilience: Habitat for Humanity is supporting cyclone-season preparedness in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga through safer housing, water access, and local disaster plans. Food Safety: Samoa recalled a New Zealand-made Woolworth “Multi Grain Cereal” product, warning it is not fit for human consumption. Wellbeing & Equity: A UN policy brief says Samoa’s social protection coverage is below 30%, leaving people vulnerable to climate and economic shocks—calling for stronger systems to protect health, education and household income.