Bending the Arc
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30 years ago in Haiti, three young people began a movement that would change global health forever. Bending the Arc tells their story.
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The film Bending the Arc focuses on the work that launched Partners In Health in 1987 in #Haiti. It's now a global health organization fighting injustice in health care by bringing modern medicine and science to some of the most impoverished communities in the world. (1/2)
What I like about Partners In Health is that they focus on those who have been denied quality health care because of historic systems of power and neglect. In many ways, I'm reminded of đź’™#MarkedByCovid #FBLC and our commitment to those who have been cut out of quality care during the pandemic. (2/2)
With ~17,000 community health, support, nurses, & Drs, Partners In Health treats ppl for basically everything from malnutrition to #cancer. Bending the Arc follows the journey of its co-founders on their mission to save lives in Haiti which evolved into a #HealthEquity global mission.
So, let's talk about #HealthEquity. Partners In Health co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer, who is a focal point of @BTAFilm, has said "The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world." I couldn't agree more and we are seeing this play out with #COVID (1/4)
#HealthEquity: ENORMOUS chasms exist in the #USA when it comes to health outcomes. #COVID has exposed that there are #TwoAmericas when it comes to health care. One for the Haves and one for the Have Nots. (1/2) Partners In Health @BTAFilm đź’™#MarkedByCovid #FBLC
What I LOVE about Partners In Health, & is uplifted in @BTAFilm, is the focus on a community-based approach to care. Meaning, paying, employing, training, & supporting local people to help their neighbors follow through on treatment. đź’™#MarkedByCovid #FBLC is working 4 a US-based #PublicHealthJobCorps
The film @BTAFilm and Partners In Health remind me so much of the work we're taking on with đź’™#MarkedByCovid #FBLC: it's built on love and community. Going through hard times together and sticking with it. It's about hope and rejecting despair and cynicism.
The best moment in @BTAFilm Partners In Health Dr. Farmer shares the secret to their initial success in #Haiti: TAKING THE BLAME off of the PATIENTS and putting it on the SYSTEM. They focused on the system and everyone got better. đź’™#MarkedByCovid #FBLC firmly believes the same for #COVID. (1/4)
"The documentary 'Bending the Arc' — about the intrepid men and women behind the global healthcare nongovernmental organization Partners in Health — chronicles what real-world heroes look and sound like," says Robert Abele in his Los Angeles Times #BTAfilm review bit.ly/2KwLGjo
"Today, #BTAfilm is essential viewing,” Dr. Jim Yong Kim said. “We could all do with the reminder that with the right amount of grit, determination, & decency—it’s possible to beat a pandemic. We’ve done it before.” Learn how to support Partners In Health : bendingthearcfilm.com/campaign-hub/
.Paula Johnson, Cardiologist and 14th President of Wellesley College, had this to say about Bending the Arc ⬇️ #BTAfilm is streaming now on Netflix; check it out and give it a thumbs up: Netflix.com/watch/80170312
.World Diabetes Foundation said it best: "it is possible to provide high quality, dignified health care to the world's poorest." #BTAfilm shows the work that Partners In Health does around the globe to bring quality health care to all. #BTAfilm is on Netflix now—stream it and give it a thumbs up!
Bending the Arc is a powerful and disruptive story about what justice requires." -Brian Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative Founder, and Partners In Health Board Member. Check out the graphic to see more of what Brian had to say, also #BTAfilm is out on Netflix now, check it out and give it a thumbs up!
#throwbackthursday to these 3 friends who started a movement and turned a friendship into Partners In Health. Anything is possible when you have a will and a strong support system. It's almost Friday, tag your friends who need to check out #BTAfilm this weekend!
