PEPFAR and the future of the global fight against HIV

Health & Medicine

PEPFAR was launched in 2003 to stop the spread of HIV in Africa. Now, although some funding remains for the program, many of PEPFAR’s prevention and support services have stalled, as Dr. Atul Gawande, who led global health at USAID during the Biden administration, explains to The World’s Host Marco Werman.

College campuses across the UK fight for free speech as protests come under scrutiny

Cuban medical missions face scrutiny amid allegations of forced labor

Health & Medicine

Accusations of falsehoods in popular memoir ‘The Salt Path’ stoke controversy

After the bombs, Iranians struggle to rebuild and recover

Conflict & Justice

Tibetans in Massachusetts celebrate 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

Sacred Spaces

Ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced that he will be reborn after he dies, and that the Tibetan Buddhist community based in India that he leads will have sole authority in finding his reincarnation. As The World’s Matthew Bell reports, this sets the stage for a dispute with China.

Medical wax museum in Spain showcasing 19th-century diseases is set to close

Health & Medicine

Spain’s wax museum of dermatology, once a treasured teaching tool for medical students, will be closing its doors. Founded in the late 19th century, it contains hundreds of life-sized models of people infected with cutaneous and venereal diseases.

20 years after London’s deadliest bombings, extremist threat grows more complex

On Europe

Coordinated bombings tore through London’s transport network 20 years ago, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds. In the years since, British security services say they’ve become far better equipped to detect and prevent such attacks. But the nature of the threat is more complex than ever.

As El Salvador courts its exiles, some begin to return

Immigration

As migration from El Salvador to the US drops, a small but growing number of Salvadoran immigrants are now returning home voluntarily. They’ve been encouraged by new developments in the country. But not everyone is convinced.

Historic hotel, symbol of Haiti’s past, burns amid gang violence

Violence

The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Harold Isaac, a reporter based in Port-au-Prince, about the iconic Hotel Oloffson that was burned to the ground in gang violence.

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