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PBS NewsHour – Feb 21, 2022 Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician, anthropologist and founder of a leading global health organization, died Monday at the age of 62. The group he co-founded, Partners in Health, said he died in his sleep. … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Published on Jan 1, 2021 We continue our conversation with medical anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer, whose new book, “Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds,” tells the story of his efforts to fight Ebola in 2014 and how the history of … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Published on Jan 1, 2021 As the United States sets records for COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations, we speak with one of the world’s leading experts on infectious diseases, Dr. Paul Farmer, who says the devastating death toll in … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Dec 4, 2020 As the United States sets new records for COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations, we speak with one of the world’s leading experts on infectious diseases, Dr. Paul Farmer, who says the devastating death toll in the … Continue reading →

freespeechtv Published on Aug 22, 2014 Partners in Health co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer discusses what can be done to stop the epidemic and the need to build local healthcare capacity, not just an emergency response. “The Ebola outbreak, which is … Continue reading →

democracynow Published on Aug 22, 2014 http://www.democracynow.org – As the death toll from the West African Ebola outbreak nears 1,400, two American missionaries who received experimental drugs and top-notch healthcare have been released from the hospital. We spend the hour … Continue reading →

democracynow Published on May 14, 2013 Watch the full interview with Dr. Paul Farmer on Democracy Now! at http://owl.li/l1mbq. The cholera outbreak that erupted in Haiti in October 2010 has killed around 8,000 people and sickened 620,000 others. Most independent … Continue reading →

Part 2: democracynow Published on May 14, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org – Dr. Paul Farmer, an infectious diseases expert and a medical anthropologist, is known worldwide for helping to bring quality healthcare to some of the most impoverished areas of the globe. … Continue reading →

[Presentation & discussion in a member’s meeting ofThe Ticknor Society of Boston] Several new dimensions for the study of the humanities have been opened up by the digital revolution. One of these involves our newly acquired capacity to read “old … Continue reading →

November 21, 2019 Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Over four years ago, Harvard undertook an effort to better understand the historical and enduring connections to slavery on our campus and in our community. That effort built on years of … Continue reading →