Fiji declares a national health emergency over HIV epidemic | The World | ABC NEWS
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The Fijian health ministry has formally declared HIV a national emergency, estimating that around 1 in 60 adults in the country are living with HIV. The government says it's looking to expand its response to the rapidly increasing infections, with the outbreak now outpacing the capabilities of health authorities. Jason Mitchell is the chair of Fiji's National HIV Outbreak Response and he told 'The World' that high rates of infections as a result of injecting drug use has contributed to the epidemic spreading rapidly. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia#ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific
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