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Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases

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Kate Lamb
Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases
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The Fiji government estimates one in 50 pregnant women has HIV. Home to less than one million people, the Pacific nation is facing one of the sharpest increases in new HIV infections globally. The Fiji government estimates one in 50 pregnant women has HIV. Home to less than one million people, the Pacific nation is facing one of the sharpest increases in new HIV infections globally. Fiji Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine fuels ‘epidemic’

Prefer the Guardian on Google Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency amid a spike in infections as the Pacific nation grapples with a correlating rise in methamphetamine use.

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