Haiti After the Earthquake (Paperback)

from ahegge

I received this book as an audiobook through the Early Reviewers Program. I don't usually listen to audiobooks, but this particular book lent itself well to the format because I just felt like I was listening to a lengthy NPR piece. It begins with Paul Farmer's account of the aftermath of the ear...

from walterqchocobo

Paul Farmer is very dedicated to his role as Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti and Partners in Health and it shows. Unfortunately, it feels like this book was a little rushed and more like a personal diary than I would have liked. The first 2/3 of the book were written by Farmer where he goes throug...

from bell7

I've been eying this book on the library new bookshelf for awhile. Paul Farmer, as well as his work for Partners in Health, was the subject of Tracy Kidder's book Mountains Beyond Mountains, and the earthquake had a personal connection in its effect on my aunt's process of adopting a Haitian orph...

from porch_reader

I first learned about Dr. Paul Farmer's work in Haiti in Tracy Kidder's book [Mountains Beyond Mountains]. Farmer is one of the founders of Partners in Health, a charitable foundation that works to bring health care to poor regions, including Haiti. Taking advantage of Famer's 20+ years of experi...

from skf

The problems of Haiti are multitude and begin before the quake and probably don't have a complete solution at any time in the future. Dr. Paul Farmer has been visiting and working in Haiti a long time, not just because of the earthquake and has many insights into the problems and some of their ca...