Dr Sharon McLennan

Category: pacific-health

  • Terrifying stories of Honduras and Fiji

    Terrifying stories of Honduras and Fiji

    News of Fiji’s drug and HIV crisis has reached the BBC: Fiji has become a major Pacific trafficking hub for crystal meth over the past 15 years. A large part of this is due to the country’s geographic location between East Asia and the Americas – some of the world’s…

  • Fiji’s HIV crisis is a regional challenge that demands a regional response

    Fiji’s HIV crisis is a regional challenge that demands a regional response

    I’m back on the The Conversation Australia + NZ with some thoughts on the heartbreaking #HIV outbreak in #Fiji.In our highly interconnected region, and a world where sexual health and HIV funding is threatened, the need for action is urgent. Australia and New Zealand need to step up.