Our Team
AHF Global Public Health Institute Staff
Jorge Saavedra, MD, MPH, MSc
AHF Global Public Health Institute
Jorge is the executive Director of the AHF Global Public Health Institute and Global Public Health Ambassador for AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), President of AHF-Mexico. Former Global Fund (GF) Board Member Representing Latin America & The Caribbean, Former Member of the GF Strategy Committee and Member of the Developing Country NGO.
Interim Chair of the Board of Trustees of IAPAC (International Association of Providers of AIDS Care), Chair elect of MPACT (MSM and HIV INGO), former Panelist of The Independent Panel to Evaluate the Global Response to Ebola convened by Harvard Global Health Institute and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and is also former Member of the Strategy Committee of the Global Fund AIDS, TB and Malaria representing the Developing Country NGOs, Member of the UNAIDS Global Targets Setting Steering Committee, Member of the Executive Committee of GayLatino Network.
Dr Saavedra is a Mexican national and Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) with two Master degrees one in Public Health and another in Health Policy and Management both from Harvard University. He has been Director General of the National AIDS Program of Mexico (CENSIDA 2003-2009).
He has also been Deputy Director General of Planning and Innovation at the Ministry of Health of Mexico (2001-2003) and was the Funding Director of Mexico City Clinica Condesa, the largest HIV Clinic in Latin America. He has several publications mainly related with AIDS Economics and the latest ones on the global response to Ebola, Global response to SARs CoV2 and A Global Public Health Convention for the 21st Century. Ex Former advisor to the National Human Rights Commission in Mexico.
Guilherme Ferrari Faviero,
Esq., MS, MPH
AHF Global Public Health Institute at the University of Miami
Guilherme is the Director of the AHF Global Public Health Institute at the University of Miami. A scientifically trained attorney with graduate degrees in biomedical sciences and public health, he oversees the collaboration between the University of Miami and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Licensed to practice law in the State of California, he specializes in FDA life science law in private practice.
A self-described “regulatory nerd,” Guilherme graduated, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law and, magna cum laude, from Florida Atlantic University with a B.S. in biological sciences. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked as a research scientist in immunology and cell biology. His writings and collaborations have been featured in internationally recognized publications, including The Lancet, The Lancet Public Health, Frontiers, Devex, and the Practicing Law Institute (PLI).
Fernando Ariel Garcia Terron, MD, MSc
AHF Global Public Health Institute for Latin America and The Caribbean at the National Institute of Public Health, Mexico
Ariel serves as the Director of the AHF Global Public Health Institute for Latin America and the Caribbean. He is a Medical Doctor, having graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico. Additionally, he holds a Master of Science in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Dr. Terron’s clinical career encompasses roles in both public and private institutions within and beyond Mexico. He has been actively involved in community medicine and public health in Chiapas, Mexico, focusing on providing healthcare access to children, adolescents, and pregnant women living with HIV. His efforts have led to significant changes in public health policies at the national level.
His dedication to health and innovation has earned him recognition for ensuring access to high-quality and compassionate healthcare services. In 2018, he was awarded a prize for innovation in healthcare access by the ESSCA School of Management in Paris.
Juan Manuel Alvarez Iraizos
AHF Global Public Health Institute
Juan Manuel Alvarez Iraizos is the Assistant to the Executive Director of the AHF Global Public Health Institute. He is a professional with skills in planning and teamwork, and his leadership capacity is proven. He graduated in Administration from the Technological Institute of Oaxaca, Mexico, and holds a Master’s degree in Administration and Finance from the Milenio Technological Institute in Mexico. He has worked for the National Institute of Public Health in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and later for the Ministry of Health in Mexico City. He also worked for the National Center of HIV Prevention in Mexico City and was in charge of the AIDS Summit held in Mexico City in 2008. Since 2020, he has been a collaborator at the AHF Institute, contributing to the COVID Conference.
Adara Lopez, MD
AHF Global Public Health Institute for Latin America and The Caribbean at the National Institute of Public Health, Mexico
Adara López Covarrubias is a medical doctor who graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico. She currently works as the community manager for the AHF Global Public Health Institute, focusing on the intersection of social media and public health. She has worked with the Ministry of Health in Mexico City and the University of Health doing qualitative and quantitative research in oncology, obstetric violence, and burnout syndrome. Additionally, she serves as a teaching assistant for the Diplomate of Global Health for Leaders at her alma mater.