Communicable Disease Focus: Trinidad and Tobago is developing a national roadmap to accelerate elimination of communicable diseases, with PAHO support, aiming to tackle more than 30 conditions including HIV, TB, viral hepatitis, syphilis, leprosy and cervical cancer. Stroke & Benefits Access: A stroke survivor says she’s still waiting on her NIB sickness benefit, describing slow processing and a tough, bureaucratic application experience while she struggles with lasting numbness and delayed scans. Heart Care Breakthrough: A Delhi-NCR hospital reports implanting the Pivot Extend System for a Trinidad and Tobago patient with advanced right heart failure and severe tricuspid valve leakage—after other options were unsuitable—highlighting a rare, first-in-region type of treatment. Disaster Preparedness: T&T is urged to be better prepared for disasters after regional hazard risks were spotlighted following Venezuela’s earthquake impacts. Health & Safety in Communities: La Trinidad, Benguet reinstated COVID-19 public health protocols, encouraging mask use in healthcare settings and stronger hand and respiratory hygiene. Health in Detention Claims: An ACLU Texas filing seeks US$10 million for a deported T&T resident, alleging medical neglect and abuse while held in immigration detention. Local Health System Strain: A Pointe-a-Pierre refinery restart faces scepticism from an industry expert, raising concerns that could affect broader public health and safety planning. Public Health Policy: T&T and Israel discussed partnerships that could include healthcare and smart-city projects alongside cybersecurity.