We are saving lives, revitalizing communities, and transforming global health." These are the defining words of Partners In Health, an organization with a clinical and ethical mission to provide priority health care treatment to underserved populations.
Partners In Health is a non-profit organization comprised of a team of health professionals, scholars and activists. The organization provides health services, training, research, and human rights advocacy around the world. The organization's two main goals are to provide the benefits of modern medical science to those in need and to act as an "antidote to despair."
Partners In Health was founded in 1987 by Jim Kim, Ophelia Dahl, Paul Farmer, Todd McCormack, and Thomas J. White to provide medical services in areas of Haiti. Partners in Health has now expanded to geographically diverse locations including Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, the Dominican Republic, and the Navajo Nation. They also have a wide network of affiliated organizations in many other countries.
A core belief of Partners In Health's founders and current partners is that health is a human right that should be available to everyone. Co-founder Paul Farmer advocates for human rights, believing that "the idea that some lives matter less is fundamentally wrong with the world." By putting this belief into action, Partners In Health works towards an optimistic future and continues to redefine the possibilities of healthcare.
