Poster Tour 03: Tools of Care: Harm Reduction in Action
Tracks
Track 5
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
| 3:25 PM - 3:50 PM |
| Hall D |
Speaker
Mr. Joshua Folorunsho
Senior Programme Officer
Society For Family Health (SFH), Nigeria
EXPLORING COMMUNITY VALUES AND PREFERENCES OF LOW-DEAD SPACE NEEDLES AND SYRINGES AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
3:25 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Joshua is a public health professional with expertise in infectious disease research, One Health, and community engagement. With experience in program management and policy development, he leads impactful health initiatives. He currently serves as a Senior Program Officer on the Unitaid-funded HepC3P project, which focuses on innovative harm reduction strategies.
Mrs LEILA NYAMATHWE
Peer educator and community paralegal
KP CONSORTIUM
Addressing Gender Disparities in Access to Medically Assisted Therapy: A Women-Led Outreach Activity in Kiambu, Kenya
3:30 PM - 3:35 PMBiography
I am a woman with lived drug experience, currently volunteering at a community-based organization. I bring extensive expertise in harm reduction from prior roles. As a vocal champion for women who use drugs, I am dedicated to connecting them with critical, women-centred services and support.
Dr Sarah Donaldson
Lecturer (teaching & Research)
University Of Dundee
PROLONGED RELEASE OPIOID FOR RECOVERY (PROP) STUDY
3:35 PM - 3:40 PMBiography
Sarah Donaldson is a highly experienced pharmacist specialising in care for people who use drugs. She is an academic with expertise in public health and improvement and implementation science. Her research interests include HCV, substance use, recovery and social networks. She is passionate about developing impactful services for vulnerable populations.
Mrs Yolaan Andrews
Human Rights and Key Populations Programme Manager
Networking HIV and AIDS Community of Southern Africa (NACOSA)
Human Rights Programming: Easing Access to Justice for People who Use Drugs
3:40 PM - 3:45 PMBiography
Human Rights and Key Populations Programme Manager for NACOSA, the Principal Recipient for the South African Global Fund programme.Qualifications: BSocSc; Honours and a Master Degree in Social Policy and Management (University of Cape Town); and a Masters in International Social and Health Policy (University College of Oslo, Norway).
Dr. April Young
Professor
University Of Kentucky
INJECTION ASSISTANCE IN RURAL APPALACHIA: DEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO HELP OTHERS INJECT DRUGS
3:45 PM - 3:50 PMBiography
Dr. April Young is a Professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health and Faculty Associate with the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research. She has been conducting research on substance use, hepatitis C, and related harms in rural communities for fifteen years.
Tour Guide
Natalie Jacobs
Community Linkage Officer
SANPUD