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/