Dr. Paul Farmer Inspires Audience at Hubie Jones Lecture
On April 14th, 2012, Boston University’s Global Day of Service proved to get off to a great start. That morning, more than 400 students, faculty, staff, social workers and friends gathered to listen to featured speaker, Dr. Paul Farmer at the Hubie Jones Lecture Series in Urban Health hosted by BU.
Dr. Farmer, a physician and anthropologist with nearly 30 years of experience working in Haiti, discussed the challenges facing the Caribbean nation after the January 2010 earthquake. The quake resulted in 220,000 to 316,000 fatalities, caused 1.3 million people to become homeless and left many victims with psychological trauma, visible and invisible. Dr. Farmer addressed the immediate need to care for chronic disease victims, such as those with cholera, in Haitian homes.
This lecture is a part of the School of Social Work’s annual Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health. The lecture series is an annual symposium addressing distinctly urban health issues, and features prominent national and international leaders. The series honors the vision of Hubie Jones, dean emeritus of Boston University’s School of Social Work, who inspired and shaped the school’s urban mission during his 16-year tenure, and who continues to influence and define the social and civic landscape of Boston as a leader, bridge-builder, and advocate.
On behalf of the Boston University School of Social Work, it was a pleasure to host Dr. Farmer and we look forward to his future visits to BU’s campus.
Did you miss the lecture? Visit BUniverse for a taping of the discussion.