"The poorest parts of the world are by……" — Paul Farmer
"The poorest parts of the world are by and large the places in which one can best view the worst of medicine and not because doctors in these countries have different ideas about what constitutes modern medicine. It's the system and its limitations that are to blame."
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56 Quotes by Paul Farmer
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What I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable.
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