ItrisynDivide
A poem about the injustice of choosing profits over people to the tune of 1.6 million deaths per year. Tuberculosis is curable - yet it is allowed to kill so many because of price-gouging companies like Cepheid (owned by Danaher) which charge exorbitant prices for tuberculosis testing equipment to the people who can least afford to pay. Going undiagnosed prevents access to treatment.
*The following information is outdated as this campaign started in 2023 and has had a good amount of success, but I am leaving it up to maintain the context of my poem.
Test cartridges sell for $10-15 but only cost $3-4 to make, and hundreds of millions of development dollars were public money!! This is an unconscionable decision by a private company to deprive people of healthcare across the world. You can help by emailing Danaher at sustainability@danaher.com , tagging them at @CepheidNews and @DanaherCorp , and calling them at 202-828-0850 or 888.838.3222 .
Join us - every voice matters. Your voice matters. Let's do this! #timeforfive
For an overview of the situation, check out this video from John Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSC06P9A5W4
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