SUVA, Fiji (PINA Nius) \u2014 Compulsory reproductive health and sexual education in schools is among key strategies identified in Fiji’s National HIV\/AIDS Strategic Plan.<\/p>\n
The plans will be finalized at a workshop in Suva this week, the Ministry of Information said.<\/p>\n
This plan has been developed as part of the Pacific Islands HIV\/AIDS and STI (Sexual Transmitted Infection) Planning Project.<\/p>\n
The project was prepared by the Macfarlane Burnet Center and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) with support from UNAIDS and funding from AusAID.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Health and the National Planning Office also collaborated on the development of the strategic plan.<\/p>\n
Other items on the workshop agenda will focus on targeted education to vulnerable groups such as young people, sex workers, homosexuals, prisoners, the military and police personnel.<\/p>\n
Other topics include making condoms more widely available, improving the care for people with HIV\/AIDS, and coordinating HIV\/AIDS-related activities.<\/p>\n
According to the Ministry of Health, Fiji is facing a potentially serious HIV problem.<\/p>\n
More than 60 people have been diagnosed with HIV infections, but many more are likely to have the virus without knowing it, the ministry said.<\/p>\n
Sally Gibson, the Macfarlane Burnet Center consultant who completed the final draft of the HIV\/AIDS Strategic Plan, said Fiji must take a strong stand against this increasing disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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