Mosquito-borne alert: France reported 92 imported cases of chikungunya, dengue and Zika in May (May 1–25), all linked to travel abroad—dengue leads with 79 cases—as the tiger mosquito is active from May to November across 83 departments. Regional medicines access: PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will hold a 28–29 May workshop in Saint Lucia to launch a technical working group and strengthen pooled procurement, supply chains, quality assurance and forecasting for essential medicines and health technologies across Eastern Caribbean states. Public health preparedness: Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross reps completed WASH emergency training in Guadeloupe (May 18–22), focusing on disaster coordination, emergency water production, sanitation, hygiene promotion and water quality monitoring. Transport and health access link: A regional commentary flags that collapsing intra-Caribbean carriers and route cuts can disrupt movement of people and goods—raising knock-on risks for timely care and supplies—calling for a unified ECCU/Caricom air-and-sea transport strategy. Local justice & health context: A Guadeloupean artist (Blow) and two organizers were acquitted in Pointe-à-Pitre over a Macron-related painting shown after the chlordecone pesticide case dismissal, reigniting debate on health impacts and freedom of expression.