I recommend the same therapies for all humans with HIV. There is no reason to believe that physiologic responses to therapy will vary across lines of class, culture, race or nationality. Paul Farmer classculturehiv Change image and share on social
We have to design a health delivery system by actually talking to people and asking, 'What would make this service better for you?' As soon as you start asking, you get a flood of answers. Paul Farmer answerdeliverydesign Change image and share on social
I think we will see better vaccines within the next 15 years, but I'm not a scientist and am focused on the short-term - what will happen in the interim. Paul Farmer focushappeninterim Change image and share on social
I think that looking forward it's easy to imagine more constructive help for Haiti. Paul Farmer constructiveeasyforward Change image and share on social
Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water. Paul Farmer carecivilclean Change image and share on social
I critique market-based medicine not because I haven't seen its heights but because I've seen its depths. Paul Farmer basecritiquedepth Change image and share on social
But if you're asking my opinion, I would argue that a social justice approach should be central to medicine and utilized to be central to public health. This could be very simple: the well should take care of the sick. Paul Farmer approacharguecare share on social
But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when I think of activists. Paul Farmer activismactivistconstraint Change image and share on social
It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care. Paul Farmer accessadequatecare Change image and share on social
