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When the tide turned
July 21, 2017
Millions of people die every year from a disease that is 100% treatable and curable. Over 95% of those people live in poor countries. After five years working in Haiti, Dr. Farmer found that…
New York Times—In Health Care, Republicans Could Learn From Rwanda
July 18, 2017
Republicans, you are probably tired of hearing how so many Americans are sicker than their peers in other rich countries, lacking access to needed medical care. There are only so many times one can take…
The Bending the Arc story
July 14, 2017
I want to share something with you. Bending the Arc is the story of three people—Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—who met in Haiti when they were barely in their twenties, saw…
Harvard Study: Vitamin A Helps Protect Against TB
July 7, 2017
Tuberculosis is the most deadly infectious disease in the world, killing 1.8 million people in 2015 alone, yet little is known about why exposure to the airborne disease sickens some people and not others.…
Skoll Foundation—Bending the Arc: Setting the Bar High for Social Change
July 5, 2017
Thirty years ago, as horrific disease like AIDS and tuberculosis ravaged much of the world, three remarkable young people—Jim Yong Kim, Paul Farmer, and Ophelia Dahl—came together in a squatter settlement in Haiti, determined…
World Health Organization—Director-General Dr Tedros takes the helm of WHO
July 3, 2017
Director-General Dr Tedros takes the helm of WHO: address to WHO staff Today it is my pleasure and privilege to join and stand before you as the new Director-General of the World Health Organization.…
New York Times—U.S. Malaria Donations Saved Almost 2 Million African Children
June 27, 2017
Over the last decade, American donations to fight malaria in Africa have saved the lives of nearly two million children, according to a new analysis of mortality rates in 32 countries there. The study,…
Bending the Arc at Aspen Ideas Festival
June 24, 2017
Last week Bending the Arc joined the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss the future of global health in their #SpotlightHealth series. Dr. Agnes Binagwaho joined the panel to discuss “What’s Next in Global Health?”…
Barack Obama on the fight for healthcare
June 22, 2017
Originally posted on Barack Obama’s Facebook Page Our politics are divided. They have been for a long time. And while I know that division makes it difficult to listen to Americans with whom we…
Introducing Bending the Arc
June 20, 2017
The stories we tell have life and death consequences. That might sound dramatic, but think about it this way: Not so long ago, the global health establishment took it for granted that it was…