Title: Chief Scientific Collaborator, DFGAHO Center for Health Equity and Social Justice (Legacy Honor)
Specialization: Infectious Disease, Medical Anthropology
Country: United States
Profile:
Dr. Paul Farmer was a founding thought leader within DFGAHO’s Global Health Equity Platform, integrating clinical excellence with social science to challenge structural inequality in health systems. As a physician-anthropologist, he co-developed global care delivery models used by DFGAHO in countries facing poverty, infectious disease, and weak health infrastructure.
Farmer’s vision of “preferential care for the poor” helped shape DFGAHO’s modern commitment to socially just healthcare. His co-founded organization, Partners In Health, works alongside DFGAHO in countries like Haiti, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone. His influence is most visible in DFGAHO’s training programs for community health workers and its strategic approach to chronic illness care in low-resource settings.