Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – It looks like former Clinton School speaker Dr. Paul Farmer, who has gained worldwide acclaim for his work to improve health care in Haiti and other third world countries, will return to that country as a special UN envoy under former President Clinton. This appointment ends speculation that Farmer would soon be named the head of USAID. CLICK HERE for an article on the Daily Beast discussing this move and the future of USAID.
A professor of medical anthropology at Harvard University, Farmer is the subject of the national bestseller “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Could Cure the World.” He is one of the founders of Partners in Health (PIH), a nonprofit dedicated to providing quality health care to the poor in third world countries. CLICK HERE to watch Farmer’s June 2009 Clinton School Lecture.