Paul Farmer is a physician and an anthropologist, and according to at least one of his former patients in Haiti, he’s a god. Farmer specializes in infectious disease; he’s made it his mission to transform health care on a global scale, by focusing on the world’s poorest and sickest communities. Back in 1987, Farmer helped found a nonprofit called Partners in Health, which says its mission is both medical and moral. Now, the group treats 1,000 patients daily for free in the Haitian countryside. The group also works to cure drug-resistant tuberculosis among prisoners in Siberia and in the slums of Lima, Peru.
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