Fiji Faces Urgent HIV Crisis

UPDATE - follow-up to Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases - The Guardian: Fiji has officially declared a national HIV emergency due to a sharp rise in infections driven by a drug crisis. Public health data shows that one in every 60 people in the country now carries the virus. Health experts and organizations are responding to the outbreak, with groups like Burnett Foundation Aotearoa expressing solidarity with Fiji. Meanwhile, health authorities in neighboring New Zealand are also evaluating the situation to understand what the outbreak means for their own population.