That choice would require sacrifices, as most choices do. We would need to reform our systems to include the impoverished as well as the rich, offering what Catholic liberation theologians called “a preferential option for the poor.” We would need to improve not just healthcare systems but also the social determinants of health—access to safe housing and adequate nutrition and reliable public transportation and so on. But this can be done—and in fact it has been done, which is why TB death is already rare in much of the rich world, although not as rare as it would be if everyone in rich
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