Resilience in a time of polycrises: How HIV programmes are adapting to climate, humanitarian, political and social crises

Hally Mahler, MHS, is the HIV Director for FHI 360’s Global Health Programs, as well as the Director of the USAID flagship HIV and global health security project, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC). She has worked in the HIV field for 30 years. Ms. Mahler oversees a team of more 700 staff working in 50 countries to deliver strategic, measurable, state-of-the-art interventions at scale; and works with host country governments and community-led organizations to support their epidemic control objectives, promote equity, and achieve efficacy and sustainability. She has a Masters in Health Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Hally Mahler, MHS, is the HIV Director for FHI 360’s Global Health Programs, as well as the Director of the USAID flagship HIV and global health security project, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC). She has worked in the HIV field for 30 years. Ms. Mahler oversees a team of more 700 staff working in 50 countries to deliver strategic, measurable, state-of-the-art interventions at scale; and works with host country governments and community-led organizations to support their epidemic control objectives, promote equity, and achieve efficacy and sustainability. She has a Masters in Health Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Tessie San Martin is Chief Executive Officer of FHI 360. Prior to joining FHI 360, San Martin was CEO and President of Plan International USA, an international child rights organization providing development and humanitarian assistance. Dr. San Martin has also held senior executive positions at Abt Associates, where she was Group Vice President for International, The World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), where she was Director for the Operations Group, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she was the partner in charge of the USAID and international financing institutions accounts.

Dr. San Martin has been a forceful advocate for aid effectiveness, serving as co-chair of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) and a board member of Friends of Publish What You Fund, which supports greater aid transparency. She also sits on the board of InterAction the convener for US-based INGOs.

San Martin has been published in media such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. She has a doctorate in political economy and government from Harvard University, a master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Hally Mahler, MHS, is the HIV Director for FHI 360’s Global Health Programs, as well as the Director of the USAID flagship HIV and global health security project, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC). She has worked in the HIV field for 30 years. Ms. Mahler oversees a team of more 700 staff working in 50 countries to deliver strategic, measurable, state-of-the-art interventions at scale; and works with host country governments and community-led organizations to support their epidemic control objectives, promote equity, and achieve efficacy and sustainability. She has a Masters in Health Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr Aleny Couto is the Director of the National HIV/AIDS and STI Control Program at the Mozambique Ministry of Health. Dr. Couto holds a degree in Medicine from Eduardo Mondlane University Medical School and also a Master’s degree in General Public Health Eduardo Mondlane University. She has extensive public health experience, including designing and implementing prevention, care and treatment programs as well as differentiated models of service delivery. Dr Couto has led the development of several guidelines and strategies to control HIV/AIDS in Mozambique. She has led the HIV Program in Mozambique for 9 years.

Ukrainian professional with 5+ years in HIV-related projects. Technical Advisor and Lead for Community HIV Testing and Linkage Model Implementation in the PEPFAR-funded project "Community Action for HIV Control" since 2022

Frank Mugisha is a prominent advocate for the rights of LGBTQ persons, a respected champion of Human Rights, and an anti-violence advocate. He founded Icebreakers Uganda, an organization created as a support network for LGBTQ+ Ugandans who are out, or in the process of coming out. He is also the Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), SMUG was shut down by the government of Uganda in August 2022. SMUG is the largest and leading organization of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) movement in Uganda. In 2012 he started the first and only LGBTQ Health Center in Uganda. Frank Mugisha is the team leader at SMUG International. Frank Mugisha is currently a distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Global Politics Columbia - University in New York. In 2014 Frank Mugisha was nominated for the Noble Peace Prize and In 2023 Frank Mugisha was Name in TIME 100 most influential people. Frank Mugisha continues to work tirelessly in Uganda for the Human Rights of LGBTQ persons currently fighting the draconian anti gay laws in Uganda.

Dr Aleny Couto is the Director of the National HIV/AIDS and STI Control Program at the Mozambique Ministry of Health. Dr. Couto holds a degree in Medicine from Eduardo Mondlane University Medical School and also a Master’s degree in General Public Health Eduardo Mondlane University. She has extensive public health experience, including designing and implementing prevention, care and treatment programs as well as differentiated models of service delivery. Dr Couto has led the development of several guidelines and strategies to control HIV/AIDS in Mozambique. She has led the HIV Program in Mozambique for 9 years.

Ukrainian professional with 5+ years in HIV-related projects. Technical Advisor and Lead for Community HIV Testing and Linkage Model Implementation in the PEPFAR-funded project "Community Action for HIV Control" since 2022

Frank Mugisha is a prominent advocate for the rights of LGBTQ persons, a respected champion of Human Rights, and an anti-violence advocate. He founded Icebreakers Uganda, an organization created as a support network for LGBTQ+ Ugandans who are out, or in the process of coming out. He is also the Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), SMUG was shut down by the government of Uganda in August 2022. SMUG is the largest and leading organization of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) movement in Uganda. In 2012 he started the first and only LGBTQ Health Center in Uganda. Frank Mugisha is the team leader at SMUG International. Frank Mugisha is currently a distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Global Politics Columbia - University in New York. In 2014 Frank Mugisha was nominated for the Noble Peace Prize and In 2023 Frank Mugisha was Name in TIME 100 most influential people. Frank Mugisha continues to work tirelessly in Uganda for the Human Rights of LGBTQ persons currently fighting the draconian anti gay laws in Uganda.