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
I would say that, intellectually, Catholicism had no more impact on me than did social theory. Paul Farmer catholicismimpactintellectually Change image and share on social
I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct when the historical record is probed carefully. Paul Farmer carefullycommentconspiratorial Change image and share on social
If you look at people who seek a lot of care in American cities for multiple illnesses, it's usually people with a number of overwhelming illnesses and a lot of social problems, like housing instability, unemployment, lack of insurance, lack of housing, or just bad housing. Paul Farmer americanbadcare share on social
The biggest public health challenge is rebuilding health systems. In other words, if you look at cholera or maternal mortality or tuberculosis in Haiti, they're major problems in Haiti, but the biggest problem is rebuilding systems. Paul Farmer bigchallengecholera 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
I've been working in Haiti 28 years - I thought I'd sort of seen it... I've gone through a number of coups, the storms of 2008, I thought, you know, that I'd seen things as bad as they were going to get, and I was wrong. Paul Farmer badcouphaiti 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
