Paul Farmer

American physician, medical anthropologist, and global health advocate; co-founder of Partners In Health, known for work on health equity, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and health care in Haiti and other low-resource settings.

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  1. 1. Reimagining Global Health

    An Introduction

    This book examines how health inequalities are rooted in social, economic, and political structures and argues for a pragmatic, equity-focused approach to global health that combines clinical care, health-systems strengthening, community engagement, and advocacy for human rights; through case studies and policy analysis it highlights the limits of purely biomedical solutions and calls for multidisciplinary, locally grounded interventions, greater resource allocation to the poorest, and sustained international solidarity to close gaps in access and outcomes.

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  2. 2. Pathologies Of Power

    Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor

    This book argues that poverty, racism, and political and economic structures—what the author calls structural violence—are fundamental drivers of illness and death, shaping who gets sick and who has access to care. Through clinical case studies and fieldwork in settings such as Haiti, Peru, and Eastern Europe, it links specific diseases (tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and others) to social injustices and critiques the failures of health systems and international policy to address root causes. It advocates a rights-based, community-oriented model of care and calls for social and political commitments to equity, showing that medical interventions alone are insufficient without broader changes in social conditions and resource distribution.