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Opposing Views Of Dr. Paul Farmer In Haiti

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Paul Farmer is believed to be a visionary by many people. After graduating from Duke University, he visited Haiti and realized that it was a country in need of a lot of things. While attending Harvard Medical School, Paul Farmer realized what he had to do. He provided Haiti, particularly Cange, with basically free medical care. His operation expanded from there, and PIH was founded. PIH was primarily funded, and co-founded, by Tom White. An affluent Boston developer who shared many of the same views as Paul Farmer. Dr. Farmer strictly believed in the Haitian proverb, “Tout moun se moun”. We are all human beings. Dr. Farmer believed that there should be no reason that a person in some country gets health care, and someone else in a different country does not. Dr. Farmer will do whatever it takes to cure any …show more content…

Farmer is one of a kind, for he was able to fulfill a need that did not relate to him at all. Dr. Farmer was not Haitian. He had no Haitian relatives. He was born in Western Massachusetts. Dr. Farmer was able to see that there was a big problem not only with lack of food, water, and medical care in Haiti, but also an overall social society problem. He had a Ph.D in cultural anthropology and was able to help the Haitians using his knowledge. He helped more than just giving free medical care and money to them. He talked to them. He became one of them. He earned their trust and respect. Since he helped somewhere that is not often regarded as a desperately poor country, the people showed their appreciation. Many aid organization focus on Africa and Southeast Asia, but PIH made Haiti target number one. Paul Farmer may seem like visionary, but if there were a couple more of him in this world, his dream of no suffering could be achieved. He is a selfless man who is willing to give up anything, whether it is a high paying doctor job or academic interests, in order to help people. He is motivated by the the change he sees and sustained by assisting people in

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