Fiji's HIV Crisis Killed 18 Babies Last Year, as Social Stigma Fuels National Emergency
Officials said 2,016 new diagnoses were recorded in 2025, as low testing, stigma and injecting drug use drove the outbreak.
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The highest number of HIV infections is in sub-Saharan Africa.
Samoa urges safe sex, HIV testing after Fiji declares emergency
By RNZ Pacific staffPago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's Health Ministry is urging Samoans to use safe sex practices, including using condoms correctly, and to avoid sharing needles as the country rolls out its HIV response following Fiji's government declaring an HIV emergency. The ministry said it was currently strengthening national HIV preparedness and response planning as part of the country's public health response. The health response incl…
Fiji Declares HIV Emergency As Drug Use Drives Surge In New Infections
Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency as the Pacific island nation confronts a sharp increase in new infections, with injecting drug use emerging as a major factor in the country’s changing HIV landscape. The emergency declaration comes amid growing concern over unsafe injecting practices and limited access to sterile needles and syringes. Health authorities […]
In Fiji, an island nation in the South Pacific, a national crisis has been declared after one in every 60 adults was diagnosed with HIV.
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