Hannah’s Reviews > Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection > Status Update

“The infection has long exploited human biases and blind spots, wriggling its way through the paths injustice creates. Of course, tuberculosis doesn’t know what it’s doing- but for centuries, the disease has used social forces and prejudice to thrive wherever power systems devalue human lives.”

“Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone declined by more than 50% in the 5 years following our trip… a reminder that there is nothing permanent or unalterable about health inequities.”

“We know how to live in a world without tuberculosis… but we choose not to live in that world”