Partner to the poor
Subtitle: a Paul Farmer reader
By: Paul Farmer ; edited by Haun Saussy.
Contributors: Saussy, Haun, 1960-
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 660
ISBN-13: 9780520257115; 9780520257139
Subjects: Poor -- Medical care; Medical anthropology; Social medicine; Epidemiology; Public health; Poverty -- Personal Narratives; Social Medicine -- Personal Narratives; Internationality -- Personal Narratives; Physician's Role -- Personal Narratives; Social Justice -- Personal Narratives
Genres: Personal Narratives
Description: "For nearly thirty years, anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer has traveled to some of the most impoverished places on earth to bring comfort and the best possible medical care to the poorest of the poor. Driven by his stated intent to "make human rights substantial," Farmer has treated patients - and worked to address the root causes of their disease - in Haiti, Boston, Peru, Rwanda, and elsewhere in the developing world. In 1987, with several colleagues, he founded Partners In Health to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. Throughout his career, Farmer has written eloquently and extensively on these efforts. Partner to the Poor collects his writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing a broad overview of his work. It illuminates the depth and impact of Farmer's contributions and demonstrates how, over time, this unassuming and dedicated doctor has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.