### [2026-09-16](/feed/2026/09/16/index.md)

##### Fiji
# Fiji declares HIV a national crisis after reporting 2,016 new diagnoses in 2025, sixteen times the 2019 total. The government estimates that one in 60 adults lives with HIV and expands testing, prevention, and treatment services. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''New Straits Times](https://www.nst.com.my/amp/world/world/2026/09/1534679/fiji-declares-national-hiv-crisis)

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