HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028781.txt

The document is about Jim Yong Kim, who was President Obama's nominee for World Bank head. The author discusses how Kim's role in global health and development, particularly with the organization Partners in Health (PIH), made him a key candidate to change the attitudes of developing-world nations. The author also references a biography of Paul Farmer by Tracy Kidder, which details Kim's efforts to combat international HIV and tuberculosis epidemics with PIH.