1.3 million people died from TB in 2022 - eviltoast

Its been around for millions of years but because it is slow it doesn’t ever get press coverage

  • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    It’s cheap to treat TB. You are ignoring the fact that the medical systems in many of these countries do not pay enough doctors or buy enough medicine for their citizens. People die of malnutrition too. That’s prevented by eating.

    • Neato@ttrpg.network
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      4 months ago

      These are poor countries that can’t afford to because the company that owns the tests and treatments keep them too high.

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      4 months ago

      access to medicine and food are predicated on access to capital. it would be better if these were seen as common resources that everyone needs to be able to access. this attitude flies in the face of private property and commoditized labor, both facets of capitalism.