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0 pointsCodingJeebus22h ago0 comments

Mountains Beyond Mountains is a pantheon read for me.

Farmer grew up incredibly poor, got into Duke and Harvard, had opportunities to make incredible money and traded it for a life of providing medical care to the third world on a shoestring budget while schooling organizations like the WHO on how to provide care along the way.

Truly one of one.

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AntiRush21h ago

Agreed. Farmer's O for the P (provide a preferential option for the poor in health care) was clearly central to his life. I think about it often.

On top of that he was incredibly competent at navigating the combination of hostile bureaucracy, apathy, and disorganization. It's incredible what he and PIH accomplished.

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0 pointsCodingJeebus22h ago0 comments

Mountains Beyond Mountains is a pantheon read for me.

Truly one of one.

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AntiRush21h ago

Agreed. Farmer's O for the P (provide a preferential option for the poor in health care) was clearly central to his life. I think about it often.

On top of that he was incredibly competent at navigating the combination of hostile bureaucracy, apathy, and disorganization. It's incredible what he and PIH accomplished.

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