Clean Water Access: Jesuit Mission Australia’s Clean Water Project is improving health and sanitation for nearly 1,800 people in rural Timor-Leste, bringing pumped spring/underground water to village tanks with taps—so families in places like Busadau spend far less time hauling unsafe water and more time in school and daily life. Regional Health Progress: At the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee meeting in Dili, Timor-Leste earned validation for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, alongside other countries’ gains in rabies, rubella, maternal and child health, immunization, and malaria. Disaster & Health Readiness (Pacific Partnership): During Pacific Partnership 2026, U.S. reservists helped deliver medical, engineering, disaster management, and host-nation outreach across the Indo-Pacific, including Timor-Leste—supporting humanitarian and preparedness work. Air Quality & Respiratory Risk: Malaysia cancelled the Kuching Marathon due to unhealthy haze levels, citing health and safety concerns for participants and medical teams, as regional smoke continues to drive respiratory illness.