Fiji declares national health emergency over fast-spreading HIV outbreak

UPDATE - follow-up to Fiji declares national HIV emergency as case numbers surge - abcnews.com: Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency following a sharp and rapid increase in infections that has left one in every sixty people in the country carrying the virus. A worsening drug crisis is driving this severe outbreak across the Pacific nation, prompting health officials to take urgent action. International bodies are stepping in to help, with UNAIDS announcing it will support Fiji as the government puts new measures in place to strengthen its overall medical and public response to the crisis.