Press Release – UNAIDS Pacific Office The HIV response has disappeared from the priorities of governments of the Pacific. This is the consensus made by civil society organizations engaged in a series of consultations organized by the UNAIDS Pacific based in Suva. These consultations …
“The HIV response has disappeared from the priorities of governments of the Pacific”. This is the consensus made by civil society organizations engaged in a series of consultations organized by the UNAIDS Pacific based in Suva. These consultations were part of the review of progress of current political commitments and advisories for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on HIV and AIDS that will place from 8 to 10 June 2021. The high-level meeting will review the progress made in reducing the impact of HIV since the last United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on HIV and AIDS in 2016 and the General Assembly expects to adopt a new political declaration to
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May 10, 2021 03:43:03 PM Sixty per cent of female sex workers in Fiji avoid getting tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) due to the fear of being stigmatised by healthcare providers. This is revealed in a survey carried out by the Joint United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). UNAIDS country director Renata Ram said barriers such as discrimination and punitive laws were some of the ongoing challenges faced by people living with the disease. Ram in a statement said to add to this, the funding landscape of human immunodeficiency viruses in the Pacific is fast declining
Vishaal Kumar
18 February, 2021, 9:15 pm
KNOWLEDGE of condom use is known in Fiji, however, more effort needs to be done in ensuring consistent messaging, says UNAIDS country director Fiji and the Pacific, Renata Ram.
Ms Ram said high sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rates and low condom use was still an issue.
“The recent Global AIDS monitoring report from Fiji shows that in men who have sex with men (MSM), only 24 per cent used a condom at their last sexual encounter,” Ms Ram said.
“There is a general perception in Fiji that the use of condoms reduces pleasure, however, when used correctly is the contrary.