Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

by Tracy Kidder

The world is full of miserable places. One way of living comfortably is not to think about them or, when you do, to send money.

He said he thought that hospitals like Mass General had a responsibility to provide free care to patients like John. “And I think free care serves an important purpose, in that it centers people. Poverty in a place like Haiti is difficult to personalize. If it’s in front of you, it has a reality.”