

Dr. Paul Farmer
(1959-2022)
Physician, teacher, and activist whose commitment to justice and dignity shaped each of our lives and saved millions more.
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Sheila Davis: "The World is Better Because of You"
PIH CEO Dr. Sheila Davis delivered one of several eulogies for Dr. Paul Farmer, PIH's co-founder and chief strategist, who died in Rwanda on Monday, Feb. 21.
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Claudine Humure: "Dr. Paul Farmer: Who He Was and Why He Mattered—A Personal Perspective"
Claudine Humure, among Paul Farmer's first patients in Rwanda in the early 2000s, wrote this reflection following his death:
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Matthew Bonds: "Paul Farmer's Radical Intellectual Vision"
Matthew Bonds, an associate professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and cofounder of PIVOT, Boston, MA, wrote a tribute to Paul Farmer in Science on March 31, 2002. Here's an excerpt:
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Dan Palazuelos: "I lost my captain, my mentor, my trickster uncle, my great friend"
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Cate Oswald: "The movement that Paul catalyzed continues to grow."
At a memorial service for Paul Farmer in Boston on March 4, 2022, Cate Oswald, PIH's Chief Policy and Partnership Officer for Global Policy and Programs, was one of several speakers delivering tributes. Here are her edited remarks: