‘When you’re with a patient … their suffering counts more than your suffering’

“The Uses of Haiti: Paul Farmer and the Origins of the Global Health Equity Movement” honored the late Harvard Med professor and co-founder of Partners In Health.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Nov. 16, 2023 ~7 min

Remembering Paul Farmer

Colleagues at Harvard and Partners In Health mourn the loss of professor and Partners In Health cofounder and pledge to continue the work he pioneered.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 23, 2022 ~7 min


Paul Farmer receives prize for work in public health and human rights

Paul Farmer awarded Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Dec. 16, 2020 ~7 min

Fauci and Paul Farmer see slow process ahead in COVID battle

Medical experts say a vaccine will be a key development in the fight against the coronavirus, but warned against thinking its deployment will mean the fight is over.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Nov. 2, 2020 ~6 min

Strong government response needed in COVID battle

The international forum “Global Perspectives on COVID-19,” co-sponsored by Harvard Medical School, cited the importance of strong, coordinated government response as a key to stopping the novel coronavirus’ spread.

Clea Simon • harvard
Oct. 7, 2020 ~6 min

Film tells story of Partners In Health and the impact of three people

Documentary Night in Klarman Hall kicked off with a panel discussion on a clip from “Bending the Arc,” a film about Partners In Health, the NGO founded in 1987 by Harvard Medical School students Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim and social justice and health-care advocate Ophelia Dahl.

Shona Simkin • harvard
March 4, 2019 ~8 min

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