Tag: needle sharing
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Fiji’s HIV Surge: Bluetoothing, Chemsex and Needle-Sharing Behind a National Crisis
Overview: A fast-moving HIV crisis in Fiji Fiji is confronting one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics, driven by a mix of unsafe injecting practices, sex, and drugs. The country recorded a dramatic surge in cases over the past five years, with the number of people living with HIV rising from under 500 in 2014…
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Fiji’s HIV Spike Fueled by Bluetoothing, Chemsex and Needle Sharing
Overview: A Nation Confronting a Rapidly Expanding HIV Epidemic Fiji, a small South Pacific nation of under a million people, is grappling with one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics. From fewer than 500 people living with HIV in 2014 to about 5,900 by 2024, the country has seen an elevenfold increase in a decade.…
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Fiji’s HIV Surge: Bluetoothing, Chemsex and Needle Sharing Drive a National Crisis
Overview: a rapidly escalating HIV situation in Fiji In recent years, Fiji has witnessed one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics. From a few hundred people living with HIV in 2014 to roughly 5,900 by 2024, the island nation now confronts a public health emergency that has alarmed doctors, policymakers, and advocates alike. The surge…