OR 2

"The three years of military rule in Haiti had resembled a war, and like every war produced a public health disaster" (Kidder 119). Farmer feels entitled to help the Haitian public in anyway possible, providing them with medicine or even a friendly smile. A friend of Dr. Farmer, Tom White, also generated help just in a different form. He was fabulously wealthy and with each trip to Haiti would bring a wad of cash to distribute amongst the beggars. He came in handy whenever Farmer needed money to start a project, he was always willing to pitch in to help the cause.