This month, through its innovative Ending Aids by 2030 strategy, Thailand became the first country in Asia to offer HIV treatment to every person living with HIV. Previously, people who were HIV-positive could only access life-saving anti-retroviral treatment after their CD4 count decreased to 350 cells/mm3. This approach is also working to prevent new HIV infections in the country, since we now know that people on treatment are less likely to pass on the virus. I am confident that this new policy will improve and extend the lives of thousands of people and will reduce the number of new HIV infections.