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 now has the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic. A UNAIDS report titled 2025 Global AIDS Update, AIDS, Crisis and the ...

As Fiji grapples with a growing HIV outbreak driven by a methamphetamine crisis, an expert warns the country could become a ...

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 ...

We have all the risk factors in all the countries that could be another possible crisis like what's happening in Fiji," says Renata Ram, whose work covers 14 Pacific Islands countries. She says ...

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.

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 ...

In the Fiji, HIV rates grew by over 200% during 2010-2023, largely driven by injecting drug use. Nine countries of the region have increasing number of deaths due to AIDS-related illnesses: ...

In the words of UNAIDS Asia Pacific Regional Director Eamonn Murphy, rising HIV infections in Fiji“put the entire Pacific region at risk”. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.