Who is Dr Paul Farmer's wife?
Samuel Coleman
Published Sep 06, 2026
PAUL Farmer had a noble career as a medical anthropologist helping underprivileged people.
He was married to Didi Bertrand, a medical anthropologist who also helps those in need.
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Who is Dr Paul Farmer's wife?
Didi Bertrand is the wife of Dr Paul Farmer.
According to her official website, she is a medical anthropologist and community health specialist by profession.
She is also the founder of an organization called the Women and Girls Initiative which is meant to serve people in need.
She was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
She got married to Dr. Farmer in 1996.
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Who was Dr Paul Farmer?
Born on October 26, 1959, in North Adam, Massachusetts, Dr Paul Farmer was a medical anthropologist and physician by profession.
Farmer co-founded Partners In Health alongside Jim Yong Kim, Ophelia Dahl, Thomas J. White, and Todd McCormack in 1987.
The program began in Cange, a village in the Central Plateau of Haiti.
Since its formation, PIH has launched sites across Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico, Peru, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Russia, and the Navajo Nation.
His brother is former professional wrestler, Jeff Farmer.
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What was Dr Farmer's cause of death?
On February 21, 2022, the official Twitter account of Dr Farmer's foundation, Partners In Health, posted a tweet announcing his death stating that he passed away in his sleep while in Rwanda.
The exact cause of death was not made public.
The Twitter post read: "Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda. Dr. Farmer was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer, and their three children."
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