Opinion

The deadliest infectious disease isn’t a science problem. It’s a money problem.

John Green is the author of several books, including “The Fault in Our Stars” and “The Anthropocene Reviewed,” and is a longtime supporter of Partners in Health.

Last year, my brother, Hank, was diagnosed with a cancer called Hodgkin lymphoma. Hodgkin is usually curable — with proper treatment, five-year survival rates are about 90 percent — but still, the experience was terrifying. My little brother is 43. He has a young kid. The world needs him here. I need him here.