Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Paperback)

from msf59

"Beyond mountains there are mountains. --Haitian proverb This epigraph is a metaphor for life but it also perfectly describes the awe-inspiring life of Dr. Paul Farmer. A Harvard trained MD, who has dedicated his life, to helping the poor, no matter how difficult the path is or how high these tre...

from St.CroixSue

Published in 2003, this continues to be a powerful and inspiring biography of Dr. Paul Farmer (and Ophelia Dahl along with a team of physicians) who changed global health by their dedicated hard work in Haiti. Founders of Partners in Health, major inroads were made in the treatment of tuberculosi...

from Hamamelidaceae

The picture of Paul Farmer and Partners In Health (PIH) is inspiring. By the time I finished the book, I wondered why I hadn't saved the world yet. Everyone should create a major world impact before they graduate college, which they should do in between flying to 3rd world countries to build hosp...

from bell7

Dr. Paul Farmer devotes much of his life to caring for the poor in Haiti, where diseases like tuberculosis and AIDS run rampant, made much worse by the abject poverty in which many Haitians live. Dr. Farmer is an absolutely driven man who keeps a crazy schedule, constantly advocates for his patie...

from Donna828

Dr. Paul Farmer is a man with a mission. Working tirelessly to alleviate suffering in Haiti, he is the male equivalent of Mother Teresa. When he answered the call to visit Haiti after graduation from Duke University, he fell in love with the country and its impoverished people. I'm in awe of this...