Resilience in a time of polycrises: How HIV programmes are adapting to climate, humanitarian, political and social crises
CHAIR
Hally Mahler, FHI 360, United States
Organizer
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Acute and protracted climatic events, hostile anti-LGBTQI environments, and political and civil unrest threaten to reverse gains in HIV prevention and treatment outcomes and disrupt even the most agile and adaptive HIV services. Synergistically, these multiple crises - or polycrises - create barriers to HIV and other lifesaving services that are in greater demand as HIV risk, trauma, violence, and other economic and social stressors are exacerbated. This session will explore the HIV response in the context of polycrises and highlight actions that actors are taking to promote preparedness and mitigate negative impacts. Speakers will share how HIV programmes have adapted to ensure continuity of HIV prevention, care and treatment in addition to other critical services to vulnerable groups; gaps that persist; and ways forward. The session will conclude with a call to action for donors, policy makers, implementers and communities.

18:00
5 min
Welcome and opening remarks
FHI 360, United States
FHI 360, United States
18:05
10 min
Setting the stage
Médecins Sans Frontières, Belgium
18:15
50 min
Successes, gaps and way forward
FHI 360, United States
Ministry of Health, Mozambique
FHI360, Ukraine
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), Uganda
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United States
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, United States
19:05
15 min
Question and answer
World Health Organization, Switzerland
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, United States
Ministry of Health, Mozambique
FHI360, Ukraine
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), Uganda
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United States
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, United States
19:20
5 min
Call to action
Médecins Sans Frontières, South Africa
19:25
5 min
Closing remarks
World Health Organization, Switzerland