US Edition'HIV Should Not Be a Death Sentence in Fiji' - Call for Testing Amid Outbreak
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‘HIV shouldn’t be death sentence in Fiji’ – call for testing amid outbreak
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor Fiji’s Minister for Health and Medical Services has revealed the latest HIV numbers in the country to a development partner roundtable discussing the national response. The minister reported 490 new HIV cases between October and December last year, bringing the 2024 total to 1583. “Included in this number are 32 newborns diagnosed with HIV acquired through mother-to-child transmission,” Dr Atonio…
These are some of the findings of the new report by the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, entitled “The urgency of now: AIDS at a crossroads -- progress report on the 2025 goals and strategic directions for the future”, to be presented today at the United Nations General Assembly. The report, which reaches a critical point in the global response to HIV, indicates that the mid-term review of the “Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026", carried out…
HIV crisis in Fiji: 1,583 cases in 2024, including 32 infected newborns
Fiji recorded 1583 cases of HIV in 2024, with 490 cases detected between from October – December. Included in this number are 32 newborns diagnosed with HIV acquired through mother-to-child transmission These alarming statistics were revealed by the Minister for Health & Medical Services, Dr Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu at the Development Partner Roundtable on Fiji’s HIV Response at the Grand Pacific Hotel this afternoon. He added the new HIV cases …
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