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.

Hannah Knudsen, PhD, is Professor of Behavioral Science in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. As a health services researcher and implementation scientist, Dr. Knudsen’s research focuses on the implementation of evidence-based practices for substance use disorders (SUD) to improve the health of people who use drugs.

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.

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 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.