Why Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency
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Is Fiji home to the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the world? [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Cases among young people are surging. This is a tropical island paradise in the Pacific - but Fiji has just declared a national HIV emergency. One out of every 60 adults now have the virus - and experts warn that fewer than half actually know they do. Dangerous drug injecting habits like shared needles along with stigma are helping HIV spread. After Fiji’s national emergency declaration, it has now passed an act in its parliament to give the government more powers to tackle the crisis with measures including expanded testing and faster access to treatment. Two thirds of all new cases last year were people aged under 34 according to latest stats. Medics say they are also seeing teenagers and younger children affected by injecting drugs. And there’s warnings about a hugely concerning trend of drug use called ‘bluetoothing’ - or ‘hotspo
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