Bringing quality health care to poor populations remains a huge challenge. Hear what Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health and subject of Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains,has learned about how to do it right.
Medical anthropologist and doctor Paul Farmer has spent most of his career providing healthcare to some of the world’s most destitute communities, through his organization Partners in Health, which he co-founded in 1987. In this podcast, Dr. Farmer speaks with McKinsey’s Mary Kuntz about his organization’s approach to treating chronic diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis in countries around the world such as Haiti, Peru, Russia, and Rwanda. He also discusses the medical and moral imperative for affluent nations to provide assistance, and the future of global health.
Source: McKinsey’s What Matters > download podcast > read transcript
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