Quotes by : Paul Farmer

But if you're asking my opinion, I would argue that a social justice approach should be central to medicine....

We have to design a health delivery system by actually talking to people and asking, 'What would make....

We've taken on the major health problems of the poorest - tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria....

The essence of global health equity is the idea that something so precious as health might be viewed....

Human rights violations are nit accidents; they are not random in distribution or effect. Rights violations....

WL’s [White Liberals] think all the world’s problems can be fixed without any cost to themselves.....

Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients....

I've been asked a lot for my view on American health care. Well, 'it would be a good idea,' to quote....

It is very expensive to give bad medical care to poor people in a rich country.

Human rights violations are not accidents; they are not random in distribution or effect. Rights violations....