The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services has reported a cumulative total of 104 confirmed HIV cases as of 31 May 2026 (since the first case in 1994), up from 79 cases reported on 1 December 2025, representing 25 new cases over approximately five months.
This continues a marked escalation, with 34 new cases recorded in 2025 compared with eight in 2024, against a historical background of only one or two cases per year.
No demographic breakdown was provided for the newly reported cases. Health authorities are urging the public to seek HIV testing, pursue early treatment and reduce stigma, and are working to update HIV policies and decentralize testing and treatment services.
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The rise mirrors broader regional trends, with Papua New Guinea having declared HIV a national crisis and Fiji having declared an HIV outbreak driven in part by injecting drug use, underscoring the risk of spillover through frequent regional travel.