My Semester Project will consist of two musical pieces, one representing the journey that individuals with tuberculosis from Peru go through, and the other the journey that individuals with tuberculosis from the United States go through. The former will end in death, and the latter in a recovery. The different stages will be the initial stage pre-diagnosis, followed by being diagnosed with TB, then holding out hope that the TB will be cured, leading ultimately to the demise/recovery. These two different endings are meant to bring attention to the social injustice that exists among countries in relation to tuberculosis. There are many more fatal cases of tuberculosis in Peru than in the US due to the patients’ abilities to acquire the proper medication necessary to treat TB.
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Additionally, after the Global Fund, the U.S. was the second greatest contributor of funds to other countries to treat tuberculosis. This indicates that the US has access to the funds required to obtain drugs for patients with tuberculosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a continuous decline in tuberculosis cases in the U.S. in the recent past to today. This interest in tuberculosis and the opportunities (or lack of) available to individuals with tuberculosis stems from watching a documentary in class that explored the impact TB has in Peru. In the video, two doctors, Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim, grew concerned about the situation and eventually began to smuggle drugs into the country in order to properly treat those with MDR-TB. It is truly disturbing that some individuals are given more opportunities to live and that life is ultimately reduced to money. All human lives should be of equal value and it is terrible to decide whether an individual lives or dies simply because they have access to money and/or
Additionally, after the Global Fund, the U.S. was the second greatest contributor of funds to other countries to treat tuberculosis. This indicates that the US has access to the funds required to obtain drugs for patients with tuberculosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a continuous decline in tuberculosis cases in the U.S. in the recent past to today. This interest in tuberculosis and the opportunities (or lack of) available to individuals with tuberculosis stems from watching a documentary in class that explored the impact TB has in Peru. In the video, two doctors, Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim, grew concerned about the situation and eventually began to smuggle drugs into the country in order to properly treat those with MDR-TB. It is truly disturbing that some individuals are given more opportunities to live and that life is ultimately reduced to money. All human lives should be of equal value and it is terrible to decide whether an individual lives or dies simply because they have access to money and/or