PYONGYANG: Dr O Yong-il swings open a glass door with an orange biohazard sign and gestures to the machine he hoped would revolutionise his life’s work. As chief of North Korea’s tuberculosis laboratory, Dr O saw it as a godsend.
Tuberculosis is North Korea’s biggest public health problem.
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