Cormorants In The Water And On The Rocks Around The Beavertail Lighthouse In Rhode Island.

Cormorants in the water and on the rocks around the Beavertail Lighthouse in Rhode Island.

Downtown Providence at night, with shots of the Rhode Island state house, and of some old industrial buildings converted into apartments and offices.

Danaher has committed to selling their standard TB cartridges at a lower price, and not to earning any profit when selling TB cartridges to the poorest countries in the world.

This deal means hundreds of millions of dollars (literally) freed up to buy more tests, more medicine, and stronger healthcare delivery in the world's poorest communities.

It's not a complete win--Danaher is still charging way too much for other tests, including their test for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis. But oh my God, the fact that this happened in a week is truly extraordinary and a huge testament to 1. the power of nerdfighteria, and 2. the power of working in deep partnership with trusted allies, including Doctors without Borders, Partners in Health, and the Treatment Action Group.

Thanks to all who have been or will be part of the fight to end tuberculosis. This is nowhere near the end, but it's such an important step.

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Millenial Holiday wishlist:

Socks and warm clothes Some food maybe One fun activity a month, as a treat Dismantling the white supremacist carceral justice system that disproportionately harms Black Americans and other non-white people