“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that’s wrong with the world.”
This statement from physician and anthropologist Paul Farmer serves as shorthand for the mission statement of Partners In Health (PIH), the organization he helped found three decades ago to advance the belief that health is a human right.
(Washington University in St. Louis, Assembly Series: Paul Farmer (n.d. [retrieved 2022.03.24])
For more about Paul Farmer, visit Partners in Health:
- Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer (PIH, 2022.02.21)
Or watch this photo-augmented video from an NPR recording:
- Paul Farmer: I believe in health care as a human right (YouTube, 2009.05.21)
