As a trained HIV physician, it has been inspiring to witness the steady development of ever-more effective treatments for HIV. The continual expansion of proven HIV prevention tools has resulted in lifesaving benefits for so many people.

Lacking vaccines and treatment, North Korea is deploying unconventional methods to fight its growing Covid-19 crisis. In a mere week since “first” cases were acknowledged on May 12, the number of suspected cases there climbed to nearly 2 million.