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PAUL FARMERBy Owen Hart
Who Is Paul Famer?
• He was…
• A Medical Anthropologist
• A physician
• A founder of Partners In Health
Early Life
• Born October 26, 1959 in West Adams, Massachusetts
• Moved to Florida when he was twelve
• Elected president of his senior class and won a full
scholarship to Duke University in North Carolina
• Received a Bachelor Degree and a M.D. and Ph. D. in
Anthropology
Contributions to Global Health
• Created Partners in Health
• Provides many services to poor countries
including Haiti
• Examination of Haiti after the earthquake
• Found cholera in Haiti
Discoveries
• Wanted to improve living conditions of poor countries
• Found in Haiti there was no access to clean water,
education, or medical care
• Malaria, tuberculosis, and typhoid were spreading
Life Today
Today Paul Farmer…
• Gives Speeches
• Helps people all over the world that are in need
• Finds ways that he could help people
Awards/Achievements
• Chairmen at Harvard Medical School
• United Nations Deputy in Haiti
• Built a hospital in Haiti with Partners in Health
• Achieved the Heinz Award
Bibliography
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Farmer
• http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/far1bio-1
• http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/05/06/paul-farm
er-is-revolutionizing-
medicine.html
• http://www.pih.org/pages/research/