Concurrent 1D: Advancing Policy Reform for People Who Use Drugs: Strategies and Opportunities in the Global South
Tracks
Track 4
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
| 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM |
Details
This Workshop will explore efforts by advocates in the Global South to ensure policies and laws uphold the health and rights of people who use drugs. Speakers will provide updates on the status of various reform efforts, showcasing ongoing strategies, challenges, and opportunities with attendees.
The Workshop will also provide a space for attendees to collaborate, learn, and share with one another through a dynamic format, which will include discussion and strategizing around themes such as increasing public/media support for reform and effective government engagement.
Speaker
Mr Thomas Brigden
Portfolio Lead - People Who Use Drugs
Elton John Aids Foundation
Advancing Policy Reform for People Who Use Drugs: Strategies and Opportunities in the Global South
1:45 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Ahmed Said a Kenyan drug user with over 14 years of harm reduction experience, is Regional Coordinator AfricaNPUD. Previously Board Secretary, he was the first outreach worker to distribute needles in Kenya in 2012 and has influenced key population representation on the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism, benefiting many lives.
