emily’s Reviews > Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection > Status Update
emily
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“But the market need not be the only determinant of human health. Instead, we could invest more public and philanthropic money into research and development of drugs, vaccines, and treatment distribution systems. We could reimagine the allocation of global healthcare resources to better align them with the burden of global suffering—rewarding treatments that save or improve lives."
— Apr 14, 2026 09:10AM
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emily
is 91% done
“Ultimately, what I needed was not just a tetanus shot but an entire set of robust systems to work perfectly in concert with each other—a phenomenon that ought not be a luxury in our world of abundance, and yet still somehow is.”
— Apr 14, 2026 10:16AM
emily
is 8% done
“Corruption contributes to Sierra Leone’s poverty, but 1. Government incompetence is not unique to poor countries and 2. While corruption is a significant problem around the world, on a very basic level, Sierra Leone simply does not have enough money to build a functioning healthcare system.
— Apr 11, 2026 09:06AM
emily
is 8% done
“Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past.”
— Apr 11, 2026 06:43AM
