health Fiji, Fiji
Fiji declares national HIV emergency amid rising infections and meth use
59babies
Babies born with HIV in 2025
Fiji declared a national HIV emergency after infections rose sharply, with crystal meth use and needle sharing contributing to transmission. The report adds that treatment access remains limited and projects 25,000 people living with HIV by 2029 if the trend continues.
2 sourcesabc.net.au, NPRUpdated
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The Fiji government declared a national HIV emergency.
2 of 2 sources“in mid-September, Fiji's government declared a national emergency”
- 59babies
Babies born with HIV in 2025
2 of 2 sources“In 2025, 59 babies were born with HIV.”