Paul Farmer: I believe in health care as a human right.
Paul Farmer’s “This I Believe” recording from NPR with photos taken at Partners In Health sites around the world. Learn more about PIH’s work at www.pih.org.
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Paul Farmer’s “This I Believe” recording from NPR with photos taken at Partners In Health sites around the world. Learn more about PIH’s work at www.pih.org.
fireamracing Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 11:24 am
you cant blame other ppl for leting other ppl starve or drink dirty water! blame their gov seems like everyone wants the GOV to take of them go ask them for help and see what u get. its nature way of weeding out the weak and sick.
yourharshinmymellow Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 11:50 am
After reading Mountains Beyond Mountains I’ve made it my goal in life to become a doctor and to missionary just as Paul Farmer has..I can’t understand why people can let other people go hungry,drink the dirty water,and still complain about petty things…Paul Farmer you have inspired me to achieve my goals in life and I look up to you so much
MrMehoo Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 12:34 pm
Nice work
hadenufnow Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 1:07 pm
THE current bill is not the answer ,,,does not address proper Tort Reform, “undocumented” access for expensive non-life threatening HC , & does not provide MOST IMPORTANTLY an OPT OUT Provision for those that believe it is still too bloated with waste & inefficiencies resulting in inflated premiums not in keeping with services provided.
….A mandate stuffed inside a trojan horse bill for HC is a skunk in the road…too stupid to debate…
REPEAL the BIll nobody ever wanted
hadenufnow Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 1:44 pm
Health Care IS NOT A BIRTHRIGHT..!!!
Kill the bill……….
hadenufnow Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 2:42 pm
Kill the Illegal HC TAX & JAIL Trojan Horse Mandate Bill nobody wants..
Kill the bill…
Vote out the freaks..
nobody wants it..
tido1691 Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 3:23 pm
I think you are strongly misinterpreting his goal, or message. You are telling him what he is saying when he clearly doesn’t mean what YOU are accusing him of saying. You clearly just have something against Liberals or Whatever it may be, but you are missing the point that he has helped many people and have saved many lives. He just means that when a person is in need of health care he or she should recieve it, thats all, and most of his income goes to helping those in poverty in haiti.
AEB29 Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 3:37 pm
Luckily we live in a world where there are millions of people that are willing to provide health care to others. So, even if some people have the view that “universal health care will enslave physicians,” fortunately we live in a world where potentially we could have universal health care if we organized our resources responsibly.
BallsInYourJawsBitch Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 4:01 pm
So you believe in slavery?
If health care is a right I can claim that a doctor is infringing on my rights by not taking care of me.
You’re too God damned stupid to realize that you’re saying that you believe that you have the right to a portion of another persons life!
Fucking liberals just don’t get how truly backwards they are. They claim they’re for freedom, but will prey like vultures on every last corpse of good in this country till there’s nothing left.
newyorkafterhours Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 4:11 pm
i agree
pinkyface3 Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 4:16 pm
We need to stand up to injustice and people who have their priorities completely messed up, like cdm 1972. To lose sight of helping people who are in need simply because they were born into poverty is the greatest human tragedy. Some have numbed themselves to sympathy and empathy for those in desperation. We cannot worry about politics when it effects lives. Thank you, Paul Farmer, for inspiring us to change our views and change our world.
cdm1972 Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 5:12 pm
What does “human right” even mean? Something we are entitled to because we exist? I believe you have a right to procure healthcare from another if you have the means to do so. If you do not, then certainly it could be given to you as a charity but not a right. I believe free healthcare to the poor is a charity we should support! However, I believe the individual should not be coerced into doing so via taxation, rationing, or other means. Support worthy charities.
ceb2008love Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 5:59 pm
I doubt that PIH cares as much as it is pretending to do. I once requested to do some volunteer work in Haiti for you but you never replied, I wrote to PIH a second time but you snubbed me. I am Haitian and I guess that I am not as worth as the Harvard grad students to my country. Oh , no, the American kids can help you ask for money on behalf of the Haitian people. I wonder what you friend Arisitde might be saying now.
jdarthadamaja Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 6:41 pm
Thank you again Dr. Farmer and all of you who rail against injustice.
browneyedblondie98 Said,
January 17, 2010 @ 7:17 pm
Dr. Farmer – Thank you for inspiration. FACE AIDS UCLA stands/works in solidarity with you.