Activist and attorney Ady Barkan has died of ALS complications after working tirelessly to improve the healthcare system, the challenges with which he experienced firsthand.
Be A Hero, the health justice organisation that Barkan co-founded announced on Thursday: “It’s with deep sadness that we announce the death of our co-founder and co-executive director, Ady Barkan, at age 39 due to ALS-related complications.” Be A Hero called him a “brilliant strategist, incisive communicator, and powerful advocate.”
