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Dr. Paul Farmer - Partners In Health

Recipient of the 9th Annual Heinz Award for the Human Condition, Paul Farmer is a medical doctor and a professor of anthropology at Harvard's medical school. He shuttles between Harvard and Haiti, where he maintains a practice at Clinique Bon Saveur, a charity hospital he founded. Farmer talks in this audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak about the challenges and rewards of providing healthcare to the poorest of the poor, and the evolving, innovative models for getting drugs to those who need them most.

Carving out a Niche

By Will Tizard

A Czech social enterprise uses woodworking to help drug addicts.

Organic Growth

By Ricardo Sandoval

How an all-natural Mexican farming cooperative is improving its community while making a bundle.

Child’s Play

By Sheryl Nance-Nash

A video game teaches children about famines and how to stop them.

Small Is Beautiful

By Ricardo Sandoval

Banks in Mexico say that microloans are helping the poor while boosting their profits.

Review: Bootstrap Dreams

Review By Nancy C. Jurik

The emergence of microenterprise development programs, internationally and in the United States.