In January the Government of Fiji declared an HIV outbreak in response to the sharp increase in new diagnoses. Although its HIV Surge Strategy seeks to rapidly expand HIV testing and treatment, most ...

Fiji's minister of health declared an official HIV outbreak in January, citing 1,093 new cases from January to September 2024—triple the number from the same period in 2023.

Fiji is yet to adopt measures used overseas to control the spread of HIV, such as needle exchange programs, and making clean needles and syringes available to high risk groups. "That can reduce HIV.

Serious concerns continue to mount over the impact of HIV in Fiji, as eight children were among the 126 people who died from HIV-related illnesses last year. The grim figures were shared by UNAIDS ...

"The response here in Fiji is about 15 years behind what is needed. We're still not getting testing done within a shorter ...

Listen to this article In 2024, HIV/AIDS seems to be well and truly back in Fiji. Estimated new infections had been increasing slowly over the past two decades, but rose by 260 per cent from 2010–2022 ...

The ABC's Fiji reporter, Lice Movono, has the story. Lice Movono: It's a virus many thought was under control, but more than 1,000 HIV cases were detected in Fiji last year.

The spread of HIV is increasing in Fiji, with some experts calling it the 'ticking timebomb' of the Pacific. Fiji has the second fastest growing epidemic in the Asia Pacific behind the Philippines ...

Fiji’s minister of health declared an official HIV outbreak in January, citing 1,093 new cases from January to September 2024 – triple the number from the same period in 2023.