At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life’s calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most.
Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity"—a philosophy that is embodied in the small public charity he founded, Partners in Health. He enlists the help of the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U.N.’s World Health Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. At the heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope, and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb "Beyond mountains there are mountains": as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
ISBN-10
0812973011
ISBN-13
9780812973013
Publication Date
Aug 2004
Item Weight
0.55 pounds
Length
7.99 inch
Width
5.20 inch
Height
0.79 inch
First Sentence
Six years after the fact, Dr. Paul Edward Farmer reminded me, "We met because of a beheading, of all things."
Subtitle
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
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