John Green

Now, he'd probably had a TB infection for a long time, but for whatever reason, his disease became active when he was in Moscow, and he almost died. He was really, really sick and had to leave the game for a while, but then made his way back into the game and became one of the greatest players of his generation. He won a Champions League. Like, he became an amazing, amazing player.

Now, he'd probably had a TB infection for a long time, but for whatever reason, his disease became active when he was in Moscow, and he almost died. He was really, really sick and had to leave the game for a while, but then made his way back into the game and became one of the greatest players of his generation. He won a Champions League. Like, he became an amazing, amazing player.

And he's also a tuberculosis survivor.

And he's also a tuberculosis survivor.

And he's also a tuberculosis survivor.

Yeah, biomedically, tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria, but I don't think that's the only way we should imagine tuberculosis. In the 21st century, you can't really say it's caused by a bacteria because we know how to kill the bacteria. We decrease tuberculosis rates by 99% in the United States. So we can't say it's caused by this bacterium we know how to kill.

Yeah, biomedically, tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria, but I don't think that's the only way we should imagine tuberculosis. In the 21st century, you can't really say it's caused by a bacteria because we know how to kill the bacteria. We decrease tuberculosis rates by 99% in the United States. So we can't say it's caused by this bacterium we know how to kill.

Yeah, biomedically, tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria, but I don't think that's the only way we should imagine tuberculosis. In the 21st century, you can't really say it's caused by a bacteria because we know how to kill the bacteria. We decrease tuberculosis rates by 99% in the United States. So we can't say it's caused by this bacterium we know how to kill.

We have to acknowledge that it's caused by us. Our systems that... distribute resources the way that they distribute them, our choices about whether or not we're going to distribute cures to the places where they're most needed. Those are the real causes of tuberculosis today.

We have to acknowledge that it's caused by us. Our systems that... distribute resources the way that they distribute them, our choices about whether or not we're going to distribute cures to the places where they're most needed. Those are the real causes of tuberculosis today.

We have to acknowledge that it's caused by us. Our systems that... distribute resources the way that they distribute them, our choices about whether or not we're going to distribute cures to the places where they're most needed. Those are the real causes of tuberculosis today.

Shreya Tripathi. She sued her government of India to try to get access to bedaquiline, this really critical drug for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis. It's incredibly powerful. Yes.

Shreya Tripathi. She sued her government of India to try to get access to bedaquiline, this really critical drug for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis. It's incredibly powerful. Yes.

Shreya Tripathi. She sued her government of India to try to get access to bedaquiline, this really critical drug for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis. It's incredibly powerful. Yes.

She eventually won that court case, but it took a long time. And in the intervening time, her lungs just became too damaged for her to survive. And so even though the bedaquiline was able to clear the infection, there was no way to save her life. And she died. I believe she was 19 years old. And I... I think about Shreya a lot because she cared about my work.

She eventually won that court case, but it took a long time. And in the intervening time, her lungs just became too damaged for her to survive. And so even though the bedaquiline was able to clear the infection, there was no way to save her life. And she died. I believe she was 19 years old. And I... I think about Shreya a lot because she cared about my work.

She eventually won that court case, but it took a long time. And in the intervening time, her lungs just became too damaged for her to survive. And so even though the bedaquiline was able to clear the infection, there was no way to save her life. And she died. I believe she was 19 years old. And I... I think about Shreya a lot because she cared about my work.

Shreya loved The Fault in Our Stars and also was rereading it in the days before her death. And she was doing this heroic, heroic work to get not only for herself, but for all people living with drug-resistant TB to increase access to bedaquiline. And I didn't hear her call in time. You know, I didn't hear about the work that she was doing in time to be able to lend my little voice to that.

Shreya loved The Fault in Our Stars and also was rereading it in the days before her death. And she was doing this heroic, heroic work to get not only for herself, but for all people living with drug-resistant TB to increase access to bedaquiline. And I didn't hear her call in time. You know, I didn't hear about the work that she was doing in time to be able to lend my little voice to that.

Shreya loved The Fault in Our Stars and also was rereading it in the days before her death. And she was doing this heroic, heroic work to get not only for herself, but for all people living with drug-resistant TB to increase access to bedaquiline. And I didn't hear her call in time. You know, I didn't hear about the work that she was doing in time to be able to lend my little voice to that.