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#drug use #fiji #hiv #public health #antiretroviral treatment #australia aid #crystal meth #dashika balak #jason mitchell #mark shaheel lal #methamphetamine #national emergency

Fiji's HIV crisis fueled by crystal meth
The Pacific island nation faces the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemic, driven by surging methamphetamine use among young people.
NPR · 3m
Fiji declares national HIV emergency
The Pacific nation faces one of the world's sharpest HIV surges, driven by methamphetamine use and inadequate health infrastructure.
the Guardian · 1m