Fiji’s HIV crisis spreads fast as health system struggles to keep up
Fiji is experiencing a rapid increase in HIV prevalence, with infection rates rising significantly among young people, women, and children. Health officials warn that the epidemic is spreading beyond previously identified high-risk groups.
Why it matters
The surge in HIV cases places immense strain on Fiji's healthcare infrastructure and highlights a critical public health crisis in the Pacific region.
Sections Shows Video Podcasts Win Menu LIVE NOW Island Time 531 PI The Morning Shack Niu FM Latest bulletin PMN News Fiji's young people, women and children are increasingly caught up in the HIV crisis that is putting growing pressure on the country’s health system.
The epidemic is now affecting the wider population with young people and children among those bearing the growing burden as health services try to cope.
Fiji’s human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic is spreading beyond the groups initially most affected, with young people, women and children increasingly caught up in a crisis that is putting growing pressure on the country’s health system.
The HIV prevalence among Fijians aged 15 to 49 has reached 1.6 per cent, meaning about one in every 60 adults in that age group is living with HIV. The rate has risen from 0.6 per cent over the past five years.
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