“PIH co-founder Paul Farmer* penned this op-ed in last Sunday’s Miami Herald:

A few months ago, I joined President Clinton as a volunteer to, in his words, help Haiti “build back better” after a series of storms in 2008 destroyed an estimated 15 percent of already beleaguered Haiti’s GDP. We had just been meeting about these efforts and a series of upcoming forums to be held in Port-au-Prince, and I was then going to join colleagues from Partners In Health in central Haiti, where I have had the good fortune to work with remarkable Haitian medical colleagues for many years. The day before our New York meeting, Port-au-Prince was flattened by an earthquake. There is not a lot left to be said, but having just returned from Port-au-Prince, there are some points worth underlining.”

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* Paul Farmer is the co-founder of Partner’s in Health, a major player in the recent Haiti relief efforts. PIH has over 20 years of experience on the ground in Haiti. United 2 Heal will be sending a container of medical supplies to aid PIH’s efforts as soon as possible (toward the end of the school year). To learn more, please visit www.PIH.org.

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