Providing Healthcare in Chiapas, Mexico

Chiapas has a strong history of indigenous peoples advocating for their rights and economic reforms to reduce its tremendous poverty.  One of the non-profit groups working in Chiapas, that I am pleased to support, is Partners in Health (PIH).  In 2011, PIH founded Compañeros en Salud, which provides high quality medical care even in remote rural regions.  PIH was co-founded by a medical school professor of mine, Dr. Paul Farmer, who began his work in incredibly poor rural regions of Haiti.  The model he and his colleagues developed was brought to Chiapas, and has grown from a handful of volunteers to over 200 healthcare workers.