Mission
The AHF Global
Public Health Institute
At our Institute, we develop and advocate for evidence-based policy change to create a more equitable and effective global health architecture. With a focus on infectious diseases and health systems, our work addresses critical gaps in global health security, governance, law, and finance.
— Michael Weinstein
President, AHF
“ COVID19 showed us that there is a need for a new global health architecture, the Global Pandemic Convention/Agreement will help; but regional capacity to deal with their own outbreaks and public health emergencies cannot be postponed; SARS, MERS, H1N1, Avian Flu, Ebola, Zika, Dengue, are recent examples of why immediate responses led by the regions are also needed. ”
Jorge Saavedra, MD, MSc, MPH
Executive Director
Director
AHF Global Public Health Institute at the University of Miami
AHF Global Public Health Institute for Latin America and the Caribbean
University of Miami Public Health Policy Lab
Goals
Modeling estimates of costs necessary for full control of the HIV epidemic, other pandemics, and public health emergencies of international concern.
Policy analysis of global, regional, and national responses to HIV, COVID-19, Zika, and other infectious diseases with pandemic potential.
Analysis of alternatives to respond to regional and/or global health security concerns.
Local projects to increase HIV testing, linkage to care, retention, viral load suppression, and overall access to treatment.
Create an infrastructure supportive of an Institute for Global Public Health Policy and Operational Research.
Disseminate information and create spaces for debate on global, regional, or national policies in response to communicable diseases with epidemic potential.
Support and promote the publication of research conducted or supported by the AHF Global Public Health Institute.
Collaborate and support academic and scientific institutions at the global, regional, or national level to strengthen epidemiological surveillance as an important tool in the monitoring and control of pandemics.