Paul Farmer

Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer
	Farmer in 2017
Born	Paul Edward Farmer; October 26, 1959; North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	February 21, 2022 (aged 62); Butaro, Rwanda
Education	Duke University (BA); Harvard University (MD, PhD)
Awards	Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize; MacArthur Genius Grant; Public Welfare Medal; Heinz Award in the Human Condition; Berggruen Prize;
	Scientific career
Fields	Internal medicine; Infectious disease; Medical anthropology;
Institutions	Harvard University
Website	pih.org; ghsm.hms.harvard.edu/person/faculty/paul-farmer; www.lessonsfromhaiti.org;

Paul Edward Farmer (October 26, 1959 – February 21, 2022) was an American medical anthropologist and physician. He was a professor at Harvard University and the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Farmer was the co-founder and chief strategist of Partners In Health (PIH). He was professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Farmer died in his sleep from a heart attack in Butaro, Rwanda on February 21, 2022, at the age of 62.[1]

References

LeBlanc, Steve; Coto, Dánica (February 21, 2022). "Dr. Paul Farmer, global humanitarian leader, dies at 62". Associated Press. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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[1] LeBlanc, Steve; Coto, Dánica (February 21, 2022). "Dr. Paul Farmer, global humanitarian leader, dies at 62". Associated Press. Retrieved February 22, 2022.