To Repair the World: A Conversation with Paul Farmer

May 22, 2013 | 6 - 8pm | Cemex Auditorium, Stanford GSB | Tickets available here

Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., is the chief strategist and co-founder of Partners in Health, United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard. Among his numerous awards and honors is the MacArthur Foundation's Genius Award.

He has recently published a new book, To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation. In the text, Dr. Farmer encourages young people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times. Engaging, often humorous, and always inspiring, these speeches bring to light the brilliance and force of Dr. Farmer's vision in a single, accessible volume. A must-read for graduates, students, and everyone seeking to help bend the arc of history toward justice. To Repair the World leaves the reader with an uplifting vision: that with creativity, passion, teamwork, and determination, the next generations can make the world a safer and more humane place.

Conversations in Global Health: Ambassador Eric Goosby

May 30, 2013 | 5:45pm | Li Ka Shing Building, Room 130 | Tickets available here

Ambassador Goosby serves as the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, leading all U.S. Government international HIV/AIDS efforts. In this role, the Ambassador oversees implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as well as U.S. Government engagement with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Ambassador Goosby also leads the new Office of Global Health Diplomacy at the Department of State. He has over 25 years of experience with HIV/AIDS, ranging from treating patients at San Francisco General Hospital, as the first Director of the Ryan White Care Act, and various national leadership roles during the Clinton Administration.