{"id":2149386,"date":"2026-09-17T11:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2149386"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:27:34","slug":"fiji-declares-national-hiv-crisis-as-new-cases-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2149386","title":{"rendered":"Fiji declares national HIV crisis as new cases spike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/00\/1200x675_cmsv2_db6ffa06-47a6-5584-b4a2-f431dc78afa4-9917300.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2926455-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2926455\" data-cid=\"9917191\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926455-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" 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class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Fiji.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">EDWARD WRAY\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0EDWARD WRAY\/AP\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspMarta Iraola Iribarren&amp;nbspwith&amp;nbsp<b>AFP<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1789644454\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-09-17 13:27:34 +02:00\">17\/09\/2026 &#8211; 13:27 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span 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class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am formally declaring a national HIV emergency in Fiji,\u201d Health Minister Atonio Lalabalavu told reporters on Wednesday. \u201cThis decision recognises the seriousness of the epidemic and the urgent, coordinated response our country now needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New HIV diagnoses surged to 2,016 cases in 2025 \u2014 16 times the level recorded in 2019, authorities said, vowing a \u201cwhole of government\u201d response.<\/p>\n<p>Among HIV cases with a known mode of transmission, more than half were linked to sexual transmission and more than 42% to injecting drug use, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS) said in a press release on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>HIV transmission rates began to increase around 2019 when a group of \u201cvery high-risk\u201d injecting drug users emerged, primarily in the sex worker community, Renata Ram, United Nations\u2019 HIV\/AIDS country director in Fiji, told AFP earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Two in every 100 pregnant women carry the virus, and of the 59 babies born with HIV in 2025, 18 died before their first birthday, as HIV can be transmitted to the fetus or the newborn during pregnancy, during labour or delivery, or by breastfeeding. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Undiagnosed HIV: a \u2018silent crisis\u2019 growing in Europe <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Scaling up efforts<\/h2>\n<p>The government said it was expanding access to free HIV testing, prevention services and treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis includes rapid testing, prevention medicine for people at higher risk, harm-reduction measures for people who inject drugs, and free treatment for people diagnosed with HIV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fiji said it was receiving external support in the effort, including from Australia, New Zealand, India, the Global Fund and the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFiji has recognized the urgency of the moment and is stepping up its response,\u201d said Winnie Byanyima, executive director of the in a press release, adding that the current situation is a reminder to the world that AIDS is not over. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHIV epidemics can change quickly, and countries need health and community systems that are ready to respond urgently,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>The UN agency welcomed Fiji&#8217;s plans to introduce legislation for a needle and syringe programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFiji still has an opportunity to change the course of this epidemic,\u201d said Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS director for regions including Asia and the Pacific. <\/p>\n<p>He added that the national crisis declaration is a call for action, not fear. \u201cHIV is not transmitted through everyday contact, and people on effective treatment with an undetectable viral load do not sexually transmit HIV,\u201d Murphy said. <\/p>\n<p>He called for stronger cooperation across the Pacific and sustained international solidarity to reinforce the national effort and help accelerate action.<\/p>\n<h2>A hub for regional drug trafficking<\/h2>\n<p>The roots of the crisis lie partly in Fiji\u2019s position as a drug trafficking hub. 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m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2926383\" data-cid=\"9916817\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Frankfurt issues malaria warning after two new cases<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Fiji has declared a national HIV crisis as sexual transmission and illicit drug use help to spread the virus, now infecting an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific nation,\u00a0 up from one in 167 five years earlier.\u201cI am formally declaring a national HIV emergency in Fiji,\u201d Health Minister Atonio Lalabalavu told reporters on Wednesday. \u201cThis decision recognises the seriousness of the epidemic and the urgent, coordinated response our country now needs.\u201dNew HIV diagnoses surged to 2,016 cases in 2025 \u2014 16 times the level recorded in 2019, authorities said, vowing a \u201cwhole of government\u201d response.Among HIV cases with a known mode of transmission, more than half were linked to sexual transmission and more than 42% to injecting drug use, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS) said in a press release on Wednesday.HIV transmission rates began to increase around 2019 when a group of \u201cvery high-risk\u201d injecting drug users emerged, primarily in the sex worker community, Renata Ram, United Nations\u2019 HIV\/AIDS country director in Fiji, told AFP earlier this year.Two in every 100 pregnant women carry the virus, and of the 59 babies born with HIV in 2025, 18 died before their first birthday, as HIV can be transmitted to the fetus or the newborn during pregnancy, during labour or delivery, or by breastfeeding.\u00a0Scaling up effortsThe government said it was expanding access to free HIV testing, prevention services and treatment.\u201cThis includes rapid testing, prevention medicine for people at higher risk, harm-reduction measures for people who inject drugs, and free treatment for people diagnosed with HIV.\u201dFiji said it was receiving external support in the effort, including from Australia, New Zealand, India, the Global Fund and the United Nations.\u201cFiji has recognized the urgency of the moment and is stepping up its response,\u201d said Winnie Byanyima, executive director of the in a press release, adding that the current situation is a reminder to the world that AIDS is not over.\u00a0\u201cHIV epidemics can change quickly, and countries need health and community systems that are ready to respond urgently,\u201d she said.\u00a0The UN agency welcomed Fiji&#8217;s plans to introduce legislation for a needle and syringe programme.\u201cFiji still has an opportunity to change the course of this epidemic,\u201d said Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS director for regions including Asia and the Pacific.\u00a0He added that the national crisis declaration is a call for action, not fear. \u201cHIV is not transmitted 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