Henry (John Green video)

By Stephen Clare @ 2023-08-16T07:35 (+64)

This is a linkpost to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhVJMO0wgTE

Author John Green talks about a 16-year-old tuberculosis patient in Sierra Leone.

For me this was a good reminder of how unfair it is that where you're born has such a huge effect on how likely you are to suffer from a disease like TB. It's also a vivid account of what it really means to save a life.

Bob Jacobs @ 2023-09-12T15:47 (+6)

If you want to contribute to the fight against TB, John Green published another video today in which he explains an unrealized way a company could bring the cost of TB detection way down. He then points to a way we can pressure said company to make this change:

Since his last attempt to bully a company into doing the right thing was mostly successful, I think this attempt has a good chance of succes too.

Stephen Clare @ 2023-09-13T01:49 (+3)

Thank you for sharing!

Yanni Kyriacos @ 2023-08-17T05:03 (+3)

Since becoming a parent I find it almost impossible to watch stories like this. Well done to everyone working in the health & development space ❤️

Joel Becker @ 2023-08-16T11:28 (+2)

Thank you for posting this beautiful reminder. I'm delighted for Henry's good news.