[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H1184-H1185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING DR. PAUL FARMER

  (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a brilliant 
doctor and a pioneer of global health, Dr. Paul Farmer, who sadly 
passed away last week.
  Dr. Farmer dedicated his entire life to improving the lives of 
others.
  As co-founder of Partners in Health alongside Dr. Jim Yong Kim and 
Ophelia Dahl, he forever altered our understanding of the fight against 
global poverty and how to care for those in need.
  In his mission, ``To Repair the World,'' that is his book, he brought 
his unique and innovative brand of compassionate care to fight HIV in 
Haiti, tuberculosis in Peru, Ebola in Sierra Leone, to name just a few, 
while helping transform public health outcomes in Rwanda.
  At the Harvard Medical School, he inspired a generation of aspiring 
doctors to pursue careers in global health.
  Personally, it was a privilege to see his saintly work firsthand on 
our congressional delegation visit to Haiti in

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2015 after the earthquake. We visited one of his initiatives to address 
the needs of orphan children.
  May it be a comfort to his wife, Didi, and their three children that 
Congress, the country, and the world join them in mourning this 
visionary hero.

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