“Global health financing is the theme of the new Health Affairs issue just released. There’s a lot to digest here to be sure, but I recommend starting with the interview of Paul Farmer to get you motivated to look into the articles making up the rest of the volume. The interview highlights a number of issues that Farmer’s organization, Partners in Health, have been dealing with in trying to address the health care needs of the world’s poor. More important, Farmer expresses some hope that current efforts underway as exemplified by the Global Fund, the Gates Foundation, the U.S. President ’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief as well as other programs will re-energize the entire movement.”
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