Pathologies Of Power by Paul Farmer
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.
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