āAll the social pathologies of our nation come to the fore during epidemicsā
āAll the social pathologies of our nation come to the fore during epidemicsā
If we are to honour the memories of those who died from this caregiversā disease, we would do well to muster the resources and resolve to build strong healthcare systems in those parts of the world that have never known them
On the iniquities of healthcare funding
Weak health systems, not unprecedented virulence or a previously unknown mode of transmission, are to blame for Ebolaās rapid spread
Dr. Paul Farmer on African Ebola Outbreak
Dear Readers, Below is a letter written by Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health (PIH), an international organization dedicated to…
In January, the St. Petersburg Times visited former Hernando County resident Dr. Paul Farmer, who has provided health care in central Haiti…
On the night of 28 February, the Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was forced from power. He claimed he’d been kidnapped and didn’t…
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