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Response

The Fijian Government has responded with a focused plan and strong political leadership. Previously, the annual HIV budget was FJD 200 000 (£67 000). This year, it has committed domestic funding of FJD 10 million (£3 million), which has enabled the establishment of a new dedicated Sexual Reproductive Health and HIV Unit within the MHMS, led by Jason Mitchell, a Fiji-born doctor and HIV programme specialist, who began his role as Chair of the National HIV Outbreak and Cluster Response Taskforce

The wider picture

The significance and outcomes of all these developments are being watched closely by other Western Pacific nations. Jacobs said: “The issues behind the HIV situation here are not unique to Fiji; they would be shared in many other countries. It's a wake-up call.”On Oct 22, the 76th WHO Regional Committee Meeting was held in Fiji, which held a high-level awareness-raising side event. It heard of a prevention crisis, with overall new infections reduced by just 11% in the region since 2010,

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斐济面临重大艾滋病爆发

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响应

斐济政府以专注的计划和强有力的政治领导力作出回应。此前，年度艾滋病预算为 20 万斐尔第纳尔（约 6.7 万英镑）。今年，该机构承诺提供 1000 万 FJD（300 万英镑）的国内资金，促成了 MHMS 内专门的性生殖健康与 HIV 部门的成立，该部门由斐济出生的医生兼 HIV 项目专家 Jason Mitchell 领导，他最初担任国家艾滋病爆发与集群应对工作组主席

更广泛的格局

所有这些发展的重要性和结果正被其他西太平洋国家密切关注。雅各布斯说：“这里的艾滋病问题并非斐济独有;这些文件将在许多其他国家共享。这是一记警钟。”10月22日，第76届世界卫生组织区域委员会会议在斐济举行，举行了一场高级别的宣传活动。报告称存在预防危机，自2010年以来该地区新感染总数仅减少了11%。