Partners in Health was formed by Dr Paul Farmer and some peers including Roald Dahl’s daughter Ophelia, in the late 1980s after Farmer became determined to make a difference to the people he met in Haiti as a medical student. The success of Partners in Health in places as far flung as Haiti, Russia and … More Pessimism and Privilege
This working week while visiting Baby 1 at his home, it transpired that another baby (Baby 2) who I had been looking for without success, was known to Baby 1’s family. When I explained that I’d been reliably informed that Baby 2 is not in town, Mum 1 argued with me. Amusingly in hindsight, I … More My Privilege
~ quoted in Born to Love As an expat living in Phnom Penh it is perfectly easy to ignore the poverty that the people surrounding you are immersed in. Two nights ago I walked through a crowded Night Market making my way towards colleagues at a Sky Bar above the market. A detached bystander weaving … More An Epidemic The World Needs
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