Also don't forget the power inequalities that exist, such that women do not have a say or feel that they do not have a say in the details of their sex life/reproductive health in many cases. Or the fact that latching oneself to a soldier or other "wealth" individual sexually may seem to be a good way to get a leg up, even if that person won't use condoms and is also sleeping with 6 other women. The issues behind the large number of children in Haiti are multifactorial, just like the issues behind most of the other problems there.
I don't want to get into a discussion of Dr. Farmer's methods or philosophies as it always turns into a flamefest "liberal vs. conservative" BS, but it's worth learning what they are and giving consideration to what you think about them. Agree or disagree, he's a man who has the convictions of his beliefs and has dedicated his life to them in ways most people would not be willing to, which is certainly admirable.
As far as reading the books by Dr. Farmer... if you found MBM boring, you're definitely going to find HIS books boring. They're written in a narrative format to be sure, but even so it reads about as easily as a doctoral thesis. I sometimes wonder if the guy is simply too intelligent to write effective prose. If you can manage to get through it though, there are many gems tucked in throughout, heartbreaking tales of individual patients and how his concept of 'systemic violence' has affected their lives. The focus on individual patients is also quite indicative of his philosophy towards patient care-- while he works in the public health sector and focuses on those topics, he holds to a rule of rescue approach to actually treating patients in which whatever resources he has available will be used to treat the patient sitting in front of him, even if that means (in at LEAST one case) flying someone to the U.S. He gets a lot of flak from the more utilitarian types in the public health community for this, but it's certainly an interesting and different way of looking at the issue.
Anyway, if you're interested in public health or the underserved, it's worth checking out, but i wouldn't limit myself to ONLY reading Dr. Farmer's work. Others have different opinions that should be considered as well 🙂