Fiji Faces National Health Emergency as HIV Rates Climb Sharply

UPDATE - follow-up to Fiji declares HIV a national crisis, 1 in 60 adults carry it - dw.com: Fiji has officially declared a national crisis in response to a sharp surge in HIV infections. Medical data shows that one in every sixty adults in the country now carries the virus. Officials point to a growing drug crisis as a primary factor driving this sudden outbreak. Recent tracking reports indicate that infection numbers have jumped by twenty-seven percent, prompting urgent action from health authorities to manage the rapidly growing caseload across the islands.