Veteran physician and infectious diseases specialist Dr. Paul Farmer, well-known for delivering better health care for underdeveloped countries, died at 62. Boston-based organization, Partners In Health confirmed in a tweet on Monday that Dr. Farmer died unexpectedly and of unknown causes, while sleeping at his Rwandan residence, calling it “devastating”. A source close to Dr. Paul Farmer stated he stayed in Rwanda for the past several weeks to teach at the University of Global Health Equity. Dr. Farmer had many accolades to his name, including being honored with the million-dollar Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture in 2020 for his contribution to advancing health ideas to improve the world. He was also the recipient of the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award For Social Entrepreneurship in 2015.
