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It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care.
Paul Farmer
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Paul Farmer
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 26
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North Adams
Massachusetts
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