{
  "id": 9905170,
  "title": "‘Funding for TB is in crisis,’ says John Green, author of Everything is Tuberculosis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/funding-for-tb-is-in-crisis-says-john-green-author-of-everything-is",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-26T04:26:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/health-medicine-tuberculosis-india-people-treatment-author-john-green/article69395890.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "John Green, the author behind the best-selling book \"The Fault in Our Stars,\" has become a staunch advocate for the eradication of tuberculosis. His latest work, \"Everything is Tuberculosis,\" delves into the disease's history, the U.S.'s role in addressing it, and the reasons behind his commitment to tackle this issue.\n\nAn excerpt from an interview with Green reveals the gravity of the current situation. As of 2023, approximately 1.25 million people succumbed to tuberculosis. This staggering figure is overwhelming, and processing such numbers proves challenging. Green aimed to bring the disease to life by focusing on a single individual's personal experience with tuberculosis, thus humanizing the disease. To accomplish this, he met Henry at a tuberculosis hospital in Sierra Leone in 2019. Despite appearing healthy, Henry's TB was resistant to antibiotics, leading Green to learn the grim fact that tuberculosis remains our deadliest infectious disease even after all these years.\n\nGreen's journey from learning about maternal health in Sierra Leone to becoming an advocate for tuberculosis eradication underscores the severity of the global TB crisis.",
  "summary": "John Green on the difficult campaign to eradicate a deadly disease",
  "key_points": [
    "John Green, author of \"Everything is Tuberculosis,\" advocates for TB eradication.",
    "In 2023, tuberculosis claimed about 1.25 million lives globally.",
    "Green met a TB-resistant patient in Sierra Leone to humanize the disease."
  ],
  "editors_take": "John Green's advocacy work on tuberculosis highlights the gravity of the global crisis, underscoring that the disease remains a deadliest infectious threat despite being preventable and treatable.",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "‘Funding for TB is in crisis,’ says John Green, author of Everything is Tuberculosis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/funding-for-tb-is-in-crisis-says-john-green-author-of-everything-is-9915334",
        "published": "2026-09-26T04:26:12.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}