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Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Meth-Fuelled Surge
Health

Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Meth-Fuelled Surge

Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency after infections reached epidemic levels, with the government estimating that one in every 60 adults in the country is now living with the virus. Health officials link the surge directly to a parallel rise in methamphetamine use, which has accelerated transmission across the Pacific island nation.

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