In historically underserved communities, access to quality care and health resources can be hard to find. To help close the gap, we've launched #MyHealthCantWait so patients across the U.S. get the care they need. Learn more at

Imagine posting this about underserved communities while extending a patent that will undoubtedly cost thousands of lives in underserved communities. Let the patent expire on bedaquiline or shut your entire corporate mouth.

You realize underserved communities are being devastated by tuberculosis, correct? Stop trying to evergreen the patent on a drug that helps thousands of people.

You have the power to prevent 6 million people from dying of Tuberculosis. You've had years of profit from the medication bedaquiline that was developed with the help of public funding. Don't take out a secondary patent! Fulfill your credo and put patients first - not patents!

But @JNJNews , you are continuing your patent on bedaquiline, which will deny a life saving drug to millions of people for the next 4 years. How does that serve your mission statement?

Stop trying trying to evergreen the patent on bedaquiline and help save millions of lives worldwide

Health cannot wait for about 6 million people that will be impacted by your decision to keep the Tuberculosis Patent.

Their health can wait 4 years, apparently! All eyes are on you

Fantastic to hear that you care about providing resources to underserved communities! How about those suffering with TB? You could potentially save 6mil lives!