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Saying that Dr. Paul Farmer is a busy guy would be an understatement. In this live interview from the 2010 Miami International Book Fair, Farmer talks about his “day job” as a med school professor/attending physician as well as his on-going, collaborative efforts to fight curable diseases in the world’s most neglected spots. He answers viewers’ [more...]  Dr. Paul Farmer “People sometimes refer to [Dr. Paul Farmer] as a hero, saint, madman, or genius….but the essential thing about him is that he listens to his patients”, writes Haun Saussy, editor of Partner to the Poor: A Paul Farmer Reader, in his introduction. In this UC Press podcast, Saussy and Farmer speak to [more...] Dr. Paul Farmer. Photo by Behna Gardner. When he was writing Mountains Beyond Mountains, his book about Dr. Paul Farmer’s work with Partners in Health, Tracy Kidder traveled with Farmer as he treated patients in Boston and in some of the poorest parts of Haiti, Peru, and Russia. In his foreword to Partner to the [more...] For those who were planning to attend the Partner to the Poor: Paul Farmer in Conversation event in San Francisco tonight, we are sorry to announce that it has been canceled. Unfortunately, due to the grounding of flights across Europe because of the volcanic eruption in Iceland, Dr. Farmer will not be able to [more...] ***CANCELED***We are sorry to announce that this event has been canceled. Unfortunately, due to the grounding of flights across Europe because of the volcano eruption in Iceland, Dr. Farmer will not be able to make it to the event. Paul Farmer will speak with Adam Hochschild on April 19 Dr. Paul Farmer, Chair of the Department [more...] Paul Farmer spoke to Ray Suarez on PBS NewsHour this week about ongoing relief efforts in Haiti, and the difficulty of getting supplies and medical care from scores of volunteers to the people who need it. Farmer, who is the UN Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti, co-founder of Partners in Health, and author of Partner [more...] The magnitude of last week’s earthquake in Haiti measured 7.0, but the full scope of the tragedy continues to unfold. Each day brings new challenges, from reports of looting, lack of adequate supplies, and a strong aftershock that struck earlier this week. But stories of survival, resilience and hope are also emerging from the rubble, [more...] Yesterday’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti devastated Port-au-Prince, and casualties are feared to be in the thousands. Partners in Health, the organization co-founded by Paul Farmer to bring medical care to the world’s poorest people, has facilities across Haiti and is working to provide desperately needed relief. In an email and on its website, PIH [more...] Paul Farmer, author and co-founder of Partners in Health, appeared on a recent panel at Dartmouth College called Reflections on Leadership for Social Change, part of the inauguration ceremony for Dartmouth’s new president. In this excerpt, Farmer recalls his lifelong desire to become a doctor, and how a college class in medical anthropology spurred him [more...] Paul Farmer, author of the forthcoming Partner to the Poor, among other books, is committed to restoring health, hope, and social justice to people in the world’s poorest areas. His work as a physician and co-founder of the organization Partners in Health (PIH) is rooted in the conviction that good health is not a privilege, [more...] |
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