Concurrent 2A: Insights into Harm Reduction Implementation in Africa
Tracks
Track 1
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Speaker
Dr Andrew Scheibe
MD and INHSU board member
TB HIV Care
Implementing Harm Reduction in Emerging Settings: South Africa Case Study
4:00 PM - 4:20 PMBiography
Dr Andrew Scheibe is a medical doctor by training who works in key population programmes and policy in South Africa and the region. His work focuses on the intersections between infectious diseases, determinants of health, and rights, with a particular focus on substance use and harm reduction. He is a technical advisor for TB HIV Care, a researcher at the University of Pretoria’s Community Oriented Primary Care Research Unit and a consultant working for the South African Network of People Who Use Drugs and Population Services International.
Dr Kingsley Michael
Assistant Director, Head Of Harm Reduction And Viral Hepatitis Component
National Aids, Viral Hepatitis And Stis Control Programme, Federal Ministry Of Health And Social Welfare (fmoh&sw)
Strengthening Harm Reduction in Settings yet to Reach Scale: Nigeria Case Study
4:20 PM - 4:40 PMBiography
Mercy Karanja
Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of Mental Health
Ministry of Health
Sustaining Harm Reduction in Established Settings: Kenya Case Study
4:40 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
