Mountain Beyond Mountain Analysis

Essay 3
Selflessly is the best policy, same goes with sharing A wise man one said “ He could not show us how exactly health care is a basic human right, but he is able to argue that no one should die because of a disease that is treatable”. The wise man is no one else but Doctor Paul Farmer, one of the founders of Partner In Health, an American healthcare organization that is funding for hospitals in rural areas of countries in South America, especially Haiti and Peru, where deadly diseases like Tuberculosis and HIV/AID was raging. Farmer and his organization are the two main subjects of the biographical “Mountain Beyond Mountain”, written by Tracy Kidder. Farmer and Kidder meet when the author was in Haiti, interviewing the American activity
After researching about Farmer’s background, audiences could understand the values of Dr. Farmer, what inspire him to help others who are in need. As describe, Farmer comes from a poor family, with many brothers and sisters. Farmer describe his childhood with one simple quote state that he is from a family with six children, and the eight of them lived for more than ten years either on a bus or a boat. Paul was described by his family as a smart, adventurous, and the type of kid who would never give up. The combination of his nature and the family lifestyle of remote travelling have trained Paul the ability to overcome any hardship that throw at him. Despite the difficult circumstances, the young Paul Farmer still got into Duke University, major in anthropology, with the Benjamin N. Duke Scholarship. During this time while in University that Paul learned and fascinated about Haiti, and eventually, he landed in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. In Haiti, Paul experienced almost everything that a person with no money would go through, from sickness to hunger, and not to mention the lack of toiletries or sometimes even a roof to lay under. Because of those reason, Doctor Farmer feel empathy toward the poor people, which is why he would do anything in his power to help them. One iconic event that reader would understand what poor
According to Partner In Health website, Paul Farmer and his friends including Ophelia Dahl, Kim Jim, Billionaire Tom White, and senior corporate VP Todd McCormack came together to created an organization that serve the purpose as the bridge that brings charity and donation to rural areas in developing countries especially Haiti, Peru, and later Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Liberia, Navajo Nation, and Sierra Leone. Starting in Haiti, Farmer created Zanmi Lasante, which means Partner In Health in Creole, Haiti local tongue. According to Partner In Health website, Zanmi Lasante hospital was built nearly three decades ago, with the purpose providing healthcare of treating for patients who is incapable of paying for it. Begin, as a community clinic that provides prenatal care and treatment for Tuberculosis patients as well as AID patients, the Zanmi Lasante program was very successful that it later leads the organization to open a University Hospital. The University Hospital, not only offers high quality education to nurses and doctors, but also provides large scale healthcare to population in the area and surrounding. Based on the information of PIH provided, the organization had help treatment for over 1.6 million patients in Haiti, prominent among them were the delivery of prenatal care for more than 30 thousand pregnant