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Paul Farmer
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 345
Citations - 29245
Paul Farmer is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Global health & Health care. The author has an hindex of 75, co-authored 343 publications receiving 26112 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul Farmer include Case Western Reserve University & University of Antioquia.
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Cancer health-care systems in Africa 3 Capacity building for oncology programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: the Rwanda experience
S Stulac,Dana,Sara Stulac,Agnes Binagwaho,Neo Tapela,Claire M. Wagner,Marie Aimee Muhimpundu,Fidele Ngabo,Sabin Nsanzimana,Leonard Kayonde,Jean Bosco Bigirimana,Adam J Lessard,Leslie Lehmann,Lawrence N. Shulman,Cameron T Nutt,Peter Drobac,Tharcisse Mpunga,Paul Farmer +17 more
TL;DR: Based on Rwanda's national cancer programme development, principles that could guide other nations in the development of similar cancer programmes are suggested.
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Transmissibility and potential for disease progression of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: prospective cohort study
Mercedes C. Becerra,Chuan-Chin Huang,Leonid Lecca,Jaime Bayona,Carmen Contreras,Roger Calderon,Rosa Yataco,Jerome T Galea,Zibiao Zhang,Sidney Atwood,Ted Cohen,Carole D. Mitnick,Paul Farmer,Paul Farmer,Megan Murray +14 more
TL;DR: House contacts of patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis were at higher risk of tuberculosis infection than contacts exposed to drug sensitive tuberculosis, and the risk of developing tuberculosis disease did not differ among contacts in both groups.
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Adolescents and the right to health: Eliminating age-related barriers to HIV/AIDS services in Rwanda
Agnes Binagwaho,Arlan F. Fuller,Vanessa B. Kerry,Sarah Dougherty,Mawuena Agbonyitor,Claire M. Wagner,Rodrigue Nzayizera,Paul Farmer +7 more
TL;DR: Among the improvements, Rwanda and other countries must align its age of consent with the actual behavior of adolescents and ensure privacy to adolescents regarding family planning, HIV testing, disclosure, care, and treatment.
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Ebola Virus Persistence in Ocular Tissues and Fluids (EVICT) Study: Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Cataract Surgery Outcomes of Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone.
Jessica G. Shantha,John G. Mattia,Augustine Goba,Kayla G. Barnes,Faiqa K. Ebrahim,Colleen S. Kraft,Brent Hayek,Jessica N. Hartnett,Jeffrey G. Shaffer,John S. Schieffelin,John Demby Sandi,Mambu Momoh,Simbirie Jalloh,Donald S. Grant,Kerry Dierberg,Joyce Chang,Sharmistha Mishra,Adrienne K. Chan,Rob Fowler,Tim O'Dempsey,Erick Kaluma,Taylor Hendricks,Roger Reiners,Melanie Reiners,Lowell A. Gess,Kwame O’Neill,Sarian Kamara,Alie H. Wurie,Mohamed Mansaray,Nisha R. Acharya,William J. Liu,Sina Bavari,Gustavo Palacios,Moges Teshome,Ian Crozier,Paul Farmer,Timothy M. Uyeki,Daniel G. Bausch,Robert F. Garry,Matthew J. Vandy,Steven Yeh +40 more
TL;DR: EBOV persistence by RT-PCR was not identified in ocular fluid or conjunctivae of fifty EVD survivors with ocular disease, and cataract surgery can be performed safely with vision restorative outcomes in patients who test negative for EBOV RNA in Ocular fluid specimens.