Harvard's Farmer Wins $100K for Work in Haiti

When Paul Farmer watched friends in Haiti die from inadequate medical care in 1983, he vowed to return and improve the system. He kept his promise. Farmer estimates that Partners in Health, the nonprofit clinics he cofounded in 1987, has provided health-care services to about 10 million poor people in Haiti, Africa, and South America afflicted with AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. His work has earned him the $100,000 Austin College Leadership Award for humanitarian work.