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Fiji declares national HIV emergency as 1 in 60 adults estimated to have the virus
Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency after a sharp rise in infections linked partly to injecting drug use and unprotected sex. Officials and community groups say low testing, weak treatment access and stigma are worsening the crisis.
Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency after recording 2,060 new diagnoses in 2025, with nearly one in 60 adults estimated to be living with the virus. The surge has been linked partly to intravenous drug use and unprotected sex, while only 22% of people living with HIV are receiving treatment.
Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency as the Pacific island nation grapples with a sharp rise in infections, driven in part by a growing methamphetamine and intravenous drug-use crisis.
According to a CNN report, nearly one in 60 adults in Fiji, a country of fewer than a million people, is now estimated to be living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), reversing a global trend of declining infection rates.
