Who is Didi Bertrand Farmer? Meet Paul Farmer’s Wife

Didi Bertrand Farmer is a medical anthropologist and community health specialist. She is the founder and CEO of the organization called the Women and Girls Initiative which was established for the purpose of reaching out to those people in need and is also a researcher in Partners in Health.

Bertrand is popularly known for being the wife of Dr. Paul Farmer, a world-recognized physician who renders humanitarian services and is also a co-founder of the organization “Partners in Health” which was established to provide medical care to poor countries around the world. Read on to know more about her career life and personal life.

How old is Didi Bertrand and where is she from?

Didi Bertrand Farmer was born Didi Bertrand in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to her parents. The name Farmer was added to her name due to her marriage to Dr. Paul Farmer. The exact date of birth for Didi Bertrand has not been mentioned by any source as the medical specialist has not disclosed information about her birth but it’s been speculated that she was born around 1961 -1963. This means Didi Bertrand is currently within Around 61–63 years old.

Though she has not disclosed any information on her parent’s profession and their background, it is public knowledge that they are from Cuba which means that Didi has Cuban heritage. It is not known if Didi Bertrand is an only child or if she has siblings with whom she shares the same parents as that aspect of her life is also being kept private.

When it comes to her educational background, the health specialist is well read as she has a degree in Public Health and also studied social science, group health, and health program administration in her homeland and in France. She got enrolled in the medical field where she studied anthropology and health. She has degrees in MA, DESS, and DEA and upon acquiring all these degrees started working as a health specialist. She also acquired a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rwanda.

Didi Bertrand Farmer is a medical specialist and an activist

For over 15 years, Didi has been an activist for both women and girls. From 2006 to 2012, she worked as the Director of the Community Health program at Partners in Health Rwanda/Inshuti Mu Buzima. Prior to that, she worked as a consultant in the organization. Didi after the year 2012 served as a senior advisor on Community Health and then became the Director of the Biosocial research and social development programs for Partners in Health.

While in Rwanda, Didi worked as the principal investigator on studies that examined group well-being, malnutrition, conventional therapeutics, reproductive health, adolescent youth, etc, and also became chairman of the Haiti Rwanda Commission.

Didi Bertrand has not only worked as a health specialist but she has also written and published articles and research papers which have to do with health information on HIV Prevention, Community Health, Adolescent Reproductive Health, Health Education, and Health Equity.

What is Didi’s net worth?

Didi Bertrand has a net worth estimated to be around $2 million of which the main source is from her profession as a medical expert. She has worked for years in the health sector and has earned a reasonable amount of income from her profession.

Didi Bertrand was married to Dr. Paul Farmer

Didi Bertrand and her late husband Dr. Paul Farmer got married in 1996. Details of how and when they met are not known as the couple kept their personal life private. Their union is blessed with three children – a son named Sebastian Farmer and two daughters named Elizabeth Farmer and Catherine Farmer respectively. There is little information available on the children except for her daughter Catherine who has followed her mother’s footsteps and is working as an activist.

Dr. Paul Farmer was a Medical Anthropologist

Dr. Paul Farmer was a Havard Medical School professor. He was born on October 26, 1959, in North Adam, Massachusetts, and is a medical anthropologist and physician by profession. He was also a brother to Jeff Farmer a former wrestler.

As earlier mentioned Dr. Paul was the co-founder of Partners in Health which was established in 1987 alongside Ophelia Dahl, Jim Yong Kim, Thomas J white, and Todd McCormack. The organization has since cut across countries like Rwanda, Liberia, Peru, Sierra Leone, Mexico, Russia, and the Navajo Nation.

Amongst other things, Dr. Paul is also a writer and has contributed to many books such as “Partner to the Poor” which he co-authored with his wife. He became known for the 2003 book by Tracy Kidder titled Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man who would cure the world.

The book focused on Dr. Farmer’s life story and highlighted his incessant devotion to helping those in need. Through his organization, Dr. Paul was able to raise funds worth millions of dollars which were channeled into the expansion of the network of community health facilities.

Dr. Paul Farmer’s cause of death

Dr. Paul Farmer passed away in his sleep while he was in Butaro, Rwanda, where he was teaching at the University of Global Health Equity. He died at the age of 62 on February 21, 2022, his death was a big loss to both his family and country but his vision for the world is promised to continue to be carried out by Partners in Health. Dr. Paul’s cause of death according to sources was said to be cardiac arrest.

Presently, Didi Bertrand Farmer is serving as the chairperson of the Haiti-Rwanda Commission which was established in 2010 due to the earthquake to promote South-South collaboration and trade between the countries. She is also focused on carrying on with her husband’s dreams.

Didi Bertrand Farmer is not active on social media

Despite being a public figure, Didi has always avoided being in the spotlight as she loves to maintain a very private life away from the media. She is not active on any social media platform.