About the Program
Paul Farmer talks about the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti that occurred on January 12, 2010 and takes a critical look at the aid agencies which have been working there since. Dr. Farmer recounts the involvement of the United States and other countries in Haiti and argues that they have contributed to making the impact of the earthquake worse than it may have been. During this event, Dr. Farmer is interviewed by CBS News medical correspondent, Dr. Jonathan LaPook.
Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti, is a professor at Harvard University and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the co-founder of Partners In Health, an organization that provides healthcare and healthcare education for the poor around the world. Dr. Farmer is the author of many books, including Partner to the Poor and The Uses of Haiti.
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