National emergency · Fiji & the Pacific

Fiji HIV Emergency 2026

Fiji · UNAIDS & Ministry of Health
Sources: UNAIDS · AP News · RNZ Pacific

About HIV

Cause
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
How it spreads
Unprotected sex, shared needles, and mother to child; not everyday contact
If untreated
Can progress to AIDS over years, but treatment prevents this
Prevention
Testing, condoms, clean needles, PrEP, and treatment as prevention

Sources: UNAIDS · WHO HIV fact sheet