Paul Farmer on Development: Creating Sustainable Justice

10/26/2009; 57 minutes

Harvard medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer tells his captivating story of treating the poorest populations in Haiti and elsewhere for infectious diseases and trying to raise healthcare standards around the world through his charitable organization, Partners in Health. Farmer's work was chronicled in Tracy Kidder's best-selling book, "Mountains Beyond Mountains." In this 2009 talk, Farmer addresses the need to create sustainable justice in developing countries. (#16272)

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