In fact, it seems to me that making strategic alliances across national borders in order to treat HIV among the world's poor is one of the last great hopes of solidarity across a widening divide. Paul Farmer allianceborderdivide Change image and share on social
Anywhere you have extreme poverty and no national health insurance, no promise of health care regardless of social standing, that's where you see the sharp limitations of market-based health care. Paul Farmer basecareextreme 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
So I can't show you how, exactly, health care is a basic human right. But what I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable. Paul Farmer arguebasiccare Change image and share on social
If you look just at the decades after 1934, you know it's hard to point to really inspired and positive support from outside of Haiti, to Haiti, and much easier to point to either small-minded or downright mean-spirited policies. Paul Farmer decadedownrighteasy 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
Since I do not believe that there should be different recommendations for people living in the Bronx and people living in Manhattan, I am uncomfortable making different recommendations for my patients in Boston and in Haiti. Paul Farmer bostonbronxhaiti share on social
At the same time, it is obvious that clinicians in Haiti are faced with different, and, in fact, greater, challenges when attempting to treat complications of HIV disease. Paul Farmer attemptchallengeclinician Change image and share on social
