Institution

Partners In Health

ABP-I-0015

Dates 1987–present

Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States; founded to support work in Cange, Haiti

Overview

Partners In Health was founded in 1987 by Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Jim Yong Kim, Todd McCormack, and Thomas J. White to support community-based health work begun in Haiti.

Historical Role

Global-health organization combining clinical care, accompaniment, community partnership, and health-system strengthening.

Historical Significance

Partners In Health became an influential model for treating serious disease in resource-poor settings while framing health care as a human right.

Roles and contributions

Key facts

ABP identifier
ABP-I-0015
Dates
1987–present
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States; founded to support work in Cange, Haiti