🦘 Oceania Mar 26, 2026 · PHYLLIS SIMPSON

Needle and syringe program delayed

Fiji Times
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Fiji’s planned Needle and Syringe Programs (NSPs) is being delayed by enforcement concerns, despite there being no legal barrier to its rollout, says chairman of the National HIV Outbreak and Cluster Response Dr Jason Mitchell.
Dr Mitchell confirmed that existing HIV laws allow for the program, but uncertainty over how those laws are interpreted on the ground is preventing implementation.
NSPs are public health initiatives designed to provide clean injecting equipment to individuals who in

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