Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer

I mean, everybody should have access to medical care. And, you know, it shouldn't be such a big deal.

Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer

I feel it's part of my job to make the problems of the poor compelling.

Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer

What the American public thinks is very important to the future of global health. Many people are moved by the idea that there is unnecessary suffering in the world, and we could do a lot to stop it. We have the technologies necessary to stop most of the suffering.

Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer

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.