Mountains Beyond Mountains

Description for MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS: THE QUEST OF DR. PAUL FARMER, A MAN WHO WOULD CURE THE WORLD by Tracy Kidder:

In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life?ÇÖs calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder?ÇÖs magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people?ÇÖs minds through his dedication to the philosophy that ?ǣthe only real nation is humanity.?ǥ