Sheila Shettle

Long-time MSF Access Campaigner doing communications for access to medicines. Home is Hayama, Tokyo, Wiesbaden, New York and Maine. Views are mine.

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

In this NY Times article, @DanaherCorp & @CepheidNews said they’ve done an assessment on the actual cost of production of their medical tests. If this is the third-party audit we’ve been waiting for, where are the findings? Why aren't they public? Are their prices truly right?

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

Knock knock, Danaher!

Here we are! With 206,937 petition signatures from all over the world, asking you to put #PeopleOverProfits by DROPPING THE PRICE of ALL GeneXpert tests to $5 each.

@DanaherCorp, @CepheidNews, why won’t you listen to over 200,000 voices?

#TimeFor5

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

Mihir, our Director of Global Health Advocacy & Policy, MSF USA, tried to deliver our petition at Danaher's HQ. Sadly they wouldn’t accept it. @DanaherCorp is ignoring the 200K+ people calling for access to lifesaving medical tests & letting down patients all over the world.

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

Over 206K people have spoken up, demanding @DanaherCorp & @CepheidNews stop profiteering off lifesaving tests for #TB, #HIV, #hepatitis & more.

Today we went to deliver these petition signatures to Danaher's doorstep, but they refused to accept them. 🤷🏽‍♀️

https://t.co/BJKwzEKPBH

[Jake Atkinson @JacobLAtkinson]

NEW: Activists @ACTUP_LDN are demanding Gilead make Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly & highly effective injectable HIV prevention drug, accessible globally with generic production.

It could be ~$40 per person per year with profit but Gilead are charging $40,000+!

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[MSF Access @MSF_access]

Sep 2023: @DanaherCorp announces new ‘at cost’ price ($7.97) for @CepheidNews’ GeneXpert #TB test & commits to an annual audit of production costs👍

Now: Still no info on the audit 👎

We, @TAGTeam_Tweets & @PIH urge them to ensure a transparent audit 🧵
https://t.co/CPGqM1BJcr

[Nerdfighters Against Tuberculosis @NftwtAgainstTB]

Here is my 1 ⭐ Google Review of @DanaherCorp. Such potential to help SO many worldwide. So disappointed in your priorities. Please reduce prices so I can rate better!! I really do like your tests, I just want the people who need them to have access! #timefor5

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

Did you know 87% & 64% of people w/ hepatitis B & C, respectively, went UNDIAGNOSED? (2015-22 data)

@DanaherCorp & @CepheidNews price their #hepatitis test at $15, 3X its cost & unaffordable for many.
Sign our petition to bring the price down! ⬇️ https://t.co/cw6vAxk2aI

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

Did you know @CepheidNews got >$250 MILLION in public funding for the research & development of GeneXpert medical tests? How can they turn around & charge such high prices for them?

Remind them & @DanaherCorp that PUBLIC PAY = PUBLIC SAY✍️ https://t.co/cw6vAxkA0g

#TimeFor5

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

If the Earth, Sun, and Moon can align perfectly, surely @DanaherCorp & @CepheidNews can align their lifesaving medical test prices with better access for all people in need too? #TimeFor5 #SolarEclipse 🌙☀️🌍

Sign the petition!✍️
https://t.co/0SpMniTndP

[🐢🐢🐢John Green🐢🐢🐢 @johngreen]

@DanaherCorp heads up: might be another rough day. I hope you know, admin, that this is in no way a reflection on you as a person or a professional. I've tried (I promise) to reach your bosses in many different ways. Let them know my DMs are open and they have my number, as well as the numbers of PIH, MSF, TAG, and everyone else involved in pushing for more equitable access to diagnostics for the world's most impoverished communities.

[Stijn Deborggraeve @StijnDx]

Wonderful that you’re at the symposium @Stephenshikoli1 ! Great to see the photos. It’s Time for $5! ✋🏽

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

With #WorldTBDay this Sunday, check out this awesome op-ed in @washingtonpost by @johngreen, on the urgent need for affordable access to lifesaving #TB tests for all.
#MedicinesANDTestsShouldntBeALuxury #PeopleOverProfits #TimeFor5

https://t.co/nWWIKlXF3D

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

Today, w/ global heath activists, are protesting outside @DanaherCorp HQ, demanding an end to their profiteering on the lifesaving medical tests they sell in low-and middle-income countries, for #TB, #HIV, #hepatitis and other diseases. #TimeFor5

https://t.co/Fle0qmvF87

[SingingWriting (Josie) @singingwriting]

Tell @DanaherCorp to lower their prices by signing the petition! #TimeFor5
https://t.co/IR5fKy5Bc1

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

Have you already signed our petition to @DanaherCorp & @CepheidNews? Post a screenshot to encourage others to do it too!

Together, we can make sure the tests for #XDRTB, #HIV, #hepatitis & more, are affordable, so more people get the lifesaving treatment they need!

#Timefor5

[Shailly Gupta @Shaillytweeting]

TB activists at @DanaherCorp in DC today asking them to drop the price of GeneXpert test to $5 for all diseases. Lives of millions of people can be saved through timely testing and treatment. Price for many Xpert test ranges from $15-$20 right now. #Timefor5

[Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa @MSF_southafrica]

Ahead of #WorldTBDay2024, we're outside @DanaherCorp which owns @CepheidNews with other global health activists demanding they drop the price to US$5 for all their ‘GeneXpert’ tests for diseases such as #TB, #HIV, #hepatitis, #STIs & #Ebola.

[JD 🐢 | #PeopleOverProfits @itme_jd]

Everyone deserves a quick and accurate diagnosis! That's why we call on @DanaherCorp and @Cepheid to lower the price of their GeneXpert tests. It's #TimeFor5 because no one should die from preventable diseases: https://t.co/IKbPJPaXFs