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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. 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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